To provide emergency transitional support services, a direct support professional must:

1. (1) Have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, unless hired before September 1, 1991;
2. (2) Be age 18 older;
3. (3) Have a current background check as required by WAC 388-829Z-025; and

4. (4) Successfully complete residential habilitation center new employee training, which includes at a minimum:

   1. (a) Client rights;
   2. (b) Mandatory reporting;
   3. (c) Blood-borne pathogens;
   4. (d) First aid and CPR;
   5. (e) Crisis prevention and deescalation;
   6. (f) Skills training for activities of daily living; and
   7. (g) Person-centered thinking.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and chapter 71A.20 RCW. WSR 23-13-087, § 388-829Z-020, filed 6/16/23, effective 7/17/23.]