Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 150.000 - Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
Section 150.024 - Staff Qualifications and Training

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.150

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) The training requirements listed in 105 CMR 150.024 shall supplement training requirements set forth in 105 CMR 150.000 and must be completed in addition to those training requirements.

(B) Each facility must maintain written documentation that all relevant staff members have met the required training standards set forth in 105 CMR 150.025.

(1) Prior to being released from the orientation process (providing care without the supervision of a preceptor), all relevant staff members shall receive a minimum of eight hours of initial training. After initial training is completed and documented, a staff member does not have to receive initial training if he or she changes jobs or begins working in another long-term care facility unless the individual has a lapse in employment in long term care for 24 consecutive months or more.

(2) All relevant staff members providing care in a facility, whether or not care is provided to residents in a DSCU, shall receive a minimum of four hours of ongoing training each calendar year.

(3) A relevant staff member does not need to receive ongoing training in the same calendar year he or she receives eight hours of initial training as required by 105 CMR 150.025.

(4) Each facility shall appropriately train its volunteers for the tasks they will be performing.

(C) The DSCU and the facility shall maintain documentation of staff training, which shall be available for the Department's review.

(D) If a facility hires a relevant staff member who received the training as specified in 105 CMR 150.024 at a different location, and the relevant staff member has not had a lapse in employment in long term care for 24 consecutive months or more, the facility must:

(1) Obtain documentation from the employee's former employer certifying the employee received the required training and passed the evaluation; or

(2) Train the employee as specified in 105 CMR 150.024.

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