(a) Directors of mental health providers are responsible for ensuring that each employee receives a copy of the Code of Conduct developed by the Justice Center pursuant to section 554 of the Executive Law.

1. (1) Persons hired by the mental health provider on or after June 30, 2013 shall be provided with such Code upon initial hiring.
2. (2) Written confirmation of receipt of the Code of Conduct shall be obtained for each employee and maintained in his or her personnel file, upon initial distribution and at least annually thereafter. Such confirmation shall indicate that the employee has read and understands the Code provisions.

3. (3) Distribution of the Code can be manual or electronic, provided there is a reliable mechanism to confirm that the Code has been received, and signed, by each employee, which is easily accessible to monitor compliance with the provisions of this subdivision.

   (b) Training.

4. (1) Directors of mental health providers shall ensure that all employees who are Mandated Reporters shall receive training in the following areas on at least an annual basis:

   1. (i) abuse prevention, identification, reporting, and processing of allegations of abuse;
   2. (ii) laws, regulations and policies/procedures governing protection from abuse; and
   3. (iii) incident reporting and processing.

5. (2) Directors of mental health providers shall ensure that there is a mechanism for monitoring the type, frequency and amount of such training employees received, and that:

   1. (i) the records are current; and
   2. (ii) there is documentation establishing that employees have received the specified training.