Regulation .04 Training Requirements.
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A.
This regulation applies to the following covered programs as defined in Regulation .02 of this chapter:
(1)
State facilities;
(2)
Vocational and day service programs;
(3)
Psychiatric rehabilitation programs for adults and minors;
(4)
Residential rehabilitation programs; and
(5)
Supported employment programs.
B.
A covered program shall include awareness and prevention training on inappropriate sexual behavior as part of the established orientation process for:
(1)
Staff members; and
(2)
Individuals receiving services from the covered program.
C.
The inappropriate sexual behavior awareness and prevention training module:
(1)
May be provided by the covered program or its contractor; and
(2)
Shall be pre-approved by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or Behavioral Health Administration, as applicable.
D.
Staff member training conducted in accordance with this regulation shall:
(1)
Include, but not be limited to:
(a)
An overview of inappropriate sexual behavior, including:
(i)
Types and definitions of inappropriate sexual behavior; and
(ii)
Trauma of inappropriate sexual behavior and its long-range effects;
(b)
Types and characteristics of inappropriate sexual behavior, including signs and symptoms of inappropriate sexual behavior;
(c)
Risk screening, protection plans, and prevention and detection measures for State facilities in accordance with Regulation .07 of this chapter;
(d)
Mandated reporting procedures, including the requirements of Regulations .05 and .06 of this chapter, regarding inappropriate sexual behavior; and
(e)
Confidentiality of information as it applies to inappropriate sexual behavior;
(2)
Be completed during new employee orientation;
(3)
Be updated on an annual basis; and
(4)
Be documented in the staff members’ personnel training files.
E.
Training for Individuals.
(1)
Training conducted in accordance with this regulation for individuals receiving services shall:
(a)
Be offered in language and terms, and using methods, appropriate to the ability of the individual being served to understand;
(b)
Include an element of peer training, unless disapproved by an individual’s treatment team for reasons that are documented in the individual’s records;
(c)
Be tailored to the individual’s abilities;
(d)
Be provided to an individual served by a covered program in two stages, as follows:
(i)
Key facts regarding identifying inappropriate sexual behavior and how to report it shall be provided within 5 days after initiation of services to the individual; and
(ii)
Comprehensive training as set out in this regulation shall be provided to the individual as soon as practical but no later than 6 months after initiation of services to the individual;
(e)
Be updated on an annual basis; and
(f)
Be documented in the individual’s plan of care.
(2)
Training conducted in accordance with this regulation for individuals receiving services shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)
The individuals’ rights and responsibilities with regard to inappropriate sexual behavior, including the right to be free from retaliation and further harm for reporting inappropriate sexual behavior;
(b)
Identifying and reporting inappropriate sexual behavior;
(c)
Crisis intervention, as appropriate; and
(d)
Referral resources and methods.