1. (a) Minimum training course contents. A state-approved training course for paid feeding assistants must include, at a minimum, 16 hours of training in the following:

   1. (1) feeding techniques;
   2. (2) assistance with feeding and hydration;
   3. (3) communication and interpersonal skills;
   4. (4) appropriate response to resident behavior;
   5. (5) safety and emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver;
   6. (6) infection control;
   7. (7) resident rights; and
   8. (8) recognizing changes in residents that are inconsistent with their normal behavior and the importance of reporting those changes to the supervisory nurse.
2. (b) Maintenance of records. The facility must maintain a record of all individuals used by the facility as paid feeding assistants who have successfully completed the state-approved training course for paid feeding assistants. At a minimum, documentation must include the date and location of the course, the name of the trainer, and a statement that the course was successfully completed.
3. (c) Repeat training. If paid feeding assistants seek employment at a facility other than the facility at which they were trained, they will not be required to repeat the state-approved training course if documentation of successful course completion, as outlined in subsection (b) of this section, is given to the hiring facility.

Source Note:The provisions of this §554.1115 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 5416; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871.