Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Orientation.
The license holder must ensure that all staff attend and
successfully complete at least six hours of orientation training before having
unsupervised contact with foster children. The number of hours of orientation
training are not counted as part of the hours of annual training. Orientation
training must include at least the topics in items A to F:
A. emergency procedures, including evacuation
routes, emergency telephone numbers, severe storm and tornado procedures, and
location of facility alarms and equipment;
B. relevant statutes and administrative rules
and legal issues, including reporting requirements for abuse and neglect
specified in Minnesota Statutes, sections
626.556
and
626.557,
and other reporting requirements based on the ages of the children;
C. cultural diversity and gender sensitivity,
culturally specific services, and information about discrimination and racial
bias issues to ensure that caregivers have cultural sensitivity and will be
culturally competent to care for children according to Minnesota Statutes,
section
260C.212,
subdivision 11;
D. general and
special needs, including disability needs, of children and families
served;
E. operational policies and
procedures of the license holder; and
F. data practices regulations and
issues.
Subp. 2.
Personnel training.
The license holder must provide training for staff that is
modified annually to meet the current needs of individual staff persons. The
license holder must develop an annual training plan for employees that
addresses items A to C.
A. Full-time
and part-time direct care staff and volunteers must have sufficient training to
accomplish their duties. To determine the type and amount of training an
employee needs, the license holder must consider the foster care program's
target population, services the program delivers, and outcomes expected from
the services, as well as the employee's position description, tasks to be
performed, and the performance indicators for the position. The license holder
and staff who care for children who rely on medical equipment to sustain life
or monitor a medical condition must meet the requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section
245A.155.
B. Full-time staff who have direct contact
with children must complete at least 18 hours of in-service training per year.
One-half of the training must be skill development training. Other foster home
staff and volunteers must complete in-service training requirements consistent
with their duties.
C. Part-time
direct care staff must receive sufficient training to competently care for
children. The amount of training must be provided at least at a ratio of one
hour of training for each 60 hours worked, up to 18 hours of training per
part-time employee per year.
Subp.
3.
Documentation of training.
The license holder must document the date and number of hours
of orientation and in-service training completed by each staff person in each
topic area and the name of the entity that provided the training.
Statutory Authority:
L
1995 c 226 art 3
s
60; MS s
241.021;
245A.03;
245A.09
