RCW 70.128.305 Adult family home training network—Requirements.

(1) If the department has any contracts for personal care services with any adult family home represented by an exclusive bargaining representative:

(a) Effective July 1, 2020, training required under this chapter for adult family homes must be available through an adult family home training network.

(b) The exclusive bargaining representative shall designate the adult family home training network.

(c) The parties to the collective bargaining agreement must negotiate a memorandum of understanding to provide for contributions to the adult family home training network. Contributions to the adult family home training network must begin no sooner than January 1, 2020. Contributions to the adult family home training network for fiscal year 2021 must be limited to no more than the amount appropriated for training in the 2019-2021 collective bargaining agreement.

(d) Contributions must be provided to the adult family home training network through a vendor contract executed by the department.

(e) The adult family home training network shall provide reports as required by the department verifying that providers have complied with all training requirements.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Limits the ability of a department-approved training entity or instructor to provide training to an adult family home provider, resident manager, or caregiver;

(b) Requires that a department-approved training entity or instructor contract with an adult family home training network; or

(c) Prevents an adult family home provider, resident manager, or caregiver from receiving training from a department-approved training entity or instructor.

[ 2019 c 466 § 3.]