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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 07.02.21.05" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="21" heading="Staff Training Requirements.">
  <text>A provider agency shall meet the following staff training requirements in which professional staff shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Participate in a minimum of 20 hours of preservice training, before assuming casework responsibilities, which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An overview of treatment foster care and its history and development, and permanency planning,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Orientation to the provider agency's treatment philosophy and skill training in its specific treatment methodologies,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The provider agency's discipline policy, including the use of passive physical restraint,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The provider agency's policies and procedures, including documentation and evaluation requirements,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Foster care regulations as set forth in COMAR 07.02.11,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Maryland statutes and regulations governing confidentiality of records</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Procedures for access to records as set forth in COMAR 07.01.02,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Crisis intervention, grief and loss issues for foster children, and child development, and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Application of universal precautions;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Participate in a complete sequence of the provider agency's preservice training for treatment parents;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Receive at least 30 hours of training annually that includes written policies and procedures specific to the needs of the children served; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Receive certification of the completion of required training under §§A and B of this regulation for the professional staff's personnel file.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>