Section 1922 - Required Staff Training(a) All staff persons working directly with children shall receive training in the following areas: (1) Children's due process and patient's rights as defined in federal and state statutes, regulations and case law and appropriate management of requests from a child regarding his due process or patient's rights;(2) Monitoring and documenting responses to psychotropic medications and recognizing possible side effects in children and adolescents;(3) A staff member shall have participated in at least sixteen (16) hours of basic training in the areas of preventing and managing assaultive and self-injurious behaviors prior to participating in the physical restraint or seclusion of a child.(4) All direct care staff shall be trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and in emergency intervention techniques and methods approved by the Community Care Licensing Division of the State Department of Social Services.(b) Staff participating in the physical restraint or seclusion of a child shall also participate in a required four (4) hours of bi-annual review of the above referenced subjects. All behavior management training courses shall be pre-approved by the Department to ensure the proposed courses' relevance to the safe seclusion and restraint of children.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1922
1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect adopting new subsection (a)(4) filed 4-29-2004 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2004, No. 18).
3. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-55-20 (2019 CA EO 55-20), dated April 22, 2020, which suspended certain provisions related the operation of treatment and rehabilitation facilities that could restrict staffing flexibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: Authority cited: Section 4094, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4094 et seq., Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 1502, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).
2. Change without regulatory effect adopting new subsection (a)(4) filed 4-29-2004 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2004, No. 18).