Current through Reg. 49, No. 49; December 6, 2024
Section 259.309 - Training of CMA Staff Persons and Volunteers(a) A CMA must ensure that: (1) a CMA staff person completes training as described in the Community Living Assistance and Support Services Provider Manual;(2) a CMA staff person completes training on the CLASS Program and CFC, including the requirements of this chapter and the CLASS Program services and CFC services described in § 259.7 of this chapter (relating to Description of the CLASS Program and CFC Option); and(3) a case manager completes a comprehensive non-introductory person-centered service planning training developed or approved by HHSC within six months after the case manager's date of hire. (b) A CMA must: (1) ensure that each CMA staff person and volunteer: (A) is trained on and knowledgeable of: (i) acts that constitute abuse, neglect, and exploitation;(ii) signs and symptoms of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and(iii) methods to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation;(B) is instructed to report to DFPS immediately, but not later than 24 hours, after having knowledge or suspicion that an individual has been or is being abused, neglected, or exploited, by: (i) calling the DFPS Abuse Hotline toll-free telephone number, 1-800-252-5400; or(ii) using the DFPS Abuse Hotline website; and(C) is provided with the instructions described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph in writing;(2) conduct the activities described in paragraph (1)(A) - (C) of this subsection: (A) within one year after the person's most recent training on abuse, neglect, and exploitation and annually thereafter, if the CMA staff person or volunteer was hired before July 1, 2019; or(B) before assuming job duties and annually thereafter, if the CMA staff person or volunteer is hired on or after July 1, 2019; and(3) document: (A) the name of the person who received the training required by this subsection;(B) the date the training was conducted; and (C) the name of the person or organization who conducted the training.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 259.309
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 04, January 27, 2023, TexReg 0388, eff. 1/30/2023