Health & Saf. Code, § 1569.64 · Article 6. Other Provisions
Health & Saf. Code, § 1569.64
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The department shall institute a staff development and training program within the organization structure to develop among staff the knowledge and understanding necessary to successfully carry out this chapter. Specifically, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide staff with 36 hours of training per year that reflect the unique needs of the elderly.
(b) Give priority to applications from individuals with experience as care providers to the elderly.
(c) Provide new staff with comprehensive training within the first six months of employment. This training shall, at a minimum, include the following core areas: administrative action process, client populations, conducting facility visits, cultural awareness, documentation skills, facility operations, human relation skills, interviewing techniques, investigation processes, and regulation administration.
This training shall also provide new staff who have earned fewer than 16 semester units in gerontology or geriatric education from an accredited college at least 40 hours of preservice training in the aging process and the psycho-social and health care needs of elderly persons.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1319, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.
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