California Health and Safety Code

§ 1569.69

HSC § 1569.69 Effective Jan 1, 2015Div. 2 · Ch. 3.2 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)Each residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter shall ensure that each employee of the facility who assists residents with the self-administration of medications meets all of the following training requirements:

(1)In facilities licensed to provide care for 16 or more persons, the employee shall complete 24 hours of initial training. This training shall consist of 16 hours of hands-on shadowing training, which shall be completed prior to assisting with the self-administration of medications, and 8 hours of other training or instruction, as described in subdivision (f), which shall be completed within the first four weeks of employment.

(2)In facilities licensed to provide care for 15 or fewer persons, the employee shall complete 10 hours of initial training. This training shall consist of 6 hours of hands-on shadowing training, which shall be completed prior to assisting with the self-administration of medications, and 4 hours of other training or instruction, as described in subdivision (f), which shall be completed within the first two weeks of employment.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 705, Sec. 8. (SB 911) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.