(a) All staff including contracted personnel who provide services to residents, excluding licensed home health agency staff, shall receive orientation and training on the following topics within the timeframes specified herein:

1. (1) Within seven (7) calendar days of hire:

   1. (A) Building safety and emergency measures, including safe operation of fire extinguishers and evacuation of residents from the building;
   2. (B) Appropriate response to emergencies;
   3. (C) Abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation and reporting requirements;
   4. (D) Incident reporting;
   5. (E) Sanitation and food safety;
   6. (F) Resident health and related problems;
   7. (G) General overview of the job’s specific requirements;
   8. (H) Philosophy and principles of independent living in an assisted living residence; and
   9. (I) Residents’ Bill of Rights;

2. (2) Within thirty (30) calendar days of hire:

   1. (A) Medication assistance or monitoring; and
   2. (B) Communicable diseases, including AIDS or HIV and Hepatitis B, infection control in the residence, and the principles of universal precautions based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines; and

3. (3) Within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of hire:

   1. (A) Communication skills; and
   2. (B) Review of the aging process and disability sensitivity training.

(c)

1. (1) The facility shall provide dementia training for all covered staff members within ninety (90) days of hire.

2. (2) Facilities shall:

   1. (A) Establish procedures for ongoing staff support regarding the treatment and care of persons with dementia, which shall include on-site mentoring programs and other support mechanisms;
   2. (B) Identify and designate standardized trainings, including online trainings that meet the requirements of dementia training;
   3. (C)

(i) Maintain a certificate in the employee’s personnel file upon completion of training.

1. (ii) It shall be portable between settings within the state;

   1. (D) Ensure if a covered staff member has a lapse of twenty-four (24) consecutive months or more, the initial dementia training is repeated;
   2. (E) Ensure staff members are informed that they are responsible for maintaining their documentation;
   3. (F) Ensure a covered staff member is trained adequately and appropriately to best address the needs of the person served; and
   4. (G) Ensure that each direct service staff member and a covered administrative staff member complete four (4) hours of initial training.