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(e) Each administrator, each administrator designee who will serve in that capacity for 90 consecutive days or longer, and each care provider who is an employee of an assisted living home shall participate in continuing education that is relevant to that person’s primary job responsibilities and the ongoing care of residents. If courses for continuing education are not available within 100 miles of where the home is located or through correspondence or distance learning, the administrator shall ensure that the continuing education is obtained not less than every 18 months. Training requirements are as follows:
(1) each administrator shall complete 18 clock hours of continuing education annually;
(2) each care provider shall complete 12 clock hours of continuing education annually;
(3) a home may count in-service training as continuing education if that training increases the knowledge, abilities, or skills of care providers and is approved by the department;
(4) continuing education, whether in-service training or received from a state agency, a seminar, or a university, must be documented and placed in the employee’s personnel file for review and approval by the department. An assisted living home is subject to the reporting requirements of AS 47.24.010. (f) An assisted living home is subject to the reporting requirements of AS 47.24.010. (Eff. 7/1/95, Register 134; am 9/28/2001, Register 159; am 4/6/2002, Register 162; am 6/24/2004, Register 170; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 3/7/2009, Register 189) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.300 AS 47.05.330 AS 47.33.005
AS 47.05.310 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.33.010
AS 47.05.320 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 75.230. Administrator. (a) An assisted living home shall have on staff an administrator who is at least 21 years of age and meets the requirements of 7 AAC 75.215, 7 AAC 75.220, and this section. (b) If the administrator does not manage the daily operation of the home, the administrator, or the governing body of a larger organization responsible for the home, shall appoint a resident manager who meets the requirements for an administrator under this chapter.