Staff Training for the ACH
Perhaps one of the most common deficiencies seen during the survey of an Adult Care Home is the failure to train employees along with properly documenting the paperwork required to be employed in the facility. Check out the regulation below, provided by the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation for how to ensure your employee training will satisfy the requirements of the state:
- 131D-2.12. Training requirements; county departments of social services.
(a) The county departments of social services’ adult home specialists and their supervisors shall complete:
(1) Eight hours of basic training within 60 days of employment;
(2) Thirty-two hours of basic training within six months of employment;
(3) Twenty-four hours of postbasic training within six months of the basic training program;
(4) A minimum of eight hours of complaint investigation training within six months of employment; and
(5) A minimum of 16 hours of statewide training annually by the Division of Health Service Regulation.
(b) The joint training requirements by the Department shall be as provided in G.S. 143B-139.5B. (2009-462, s. 1(e).)
Pro Tip:
- Create a dedicated process for how employee training is conducted as well as how it is recorded in the employee file to ensure you are compliant with the regulation.
Perhaps one of the most common deficiencies seen during the survey of an Adult Care Home is the failure to train employees along with properly documenting the paperwork required to be employed in the facility. Check out the regulation below, provided by the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation for how to ensure your employee training will satisfy the requirements of the state:
- 131D-2.12. Training requirements; county departments of social services.
(a) The county departments of social services’ adult home specialists and their supervisors shall complete:
(1) Eight hours of basic training within 60 days of employment;
(2) Thirty-two hours of basic training within six months of employment;
(3) Twenty-four hours of postbasic training within six months of the basic training program;
(4) A minimum of eight hours of complaint investigation training within six months of employment; and
(5) A minimum of 16 hours of statewide training annually by the Division of Health Service Regulation.
(b) The joint training requirements by the Department shall be as provided in G.S. 143B-139.5B. (2009-462, s. 1(e).)
Pro Tip:
- Create a dedicated process for how employee training is conducted as well as how it is recorded in the employee file to ensure you are compliant with the regulation.