SECTION 75:30-11-12.1. In-service and ongoing training for personnel and volunteers

(a)   A certified program shall have policies and procedures mandating, at the minimum, twenty-four (24) hours of annual training of all staff which shall include:

(1)   Confidentiality, to include verbal confidentiality whether inside or outside the facility and client records;

(2)   Facility safety and disaster plans;

(3)   First aid kits and fire extinguishers, their location, contents and use;

(4)   Universal precautions,

(5)   Client rights;

(6)   Legal and ethical issues;

(7)   Trauma; and

(8)   The remaining hours of annual training shall be related to human sex trafficking and administration as prescribed and approved by the Executive Director.

(b)   A certified program shall have policies and procedures mandating a minimum of four (4) hours annual training of all volunteers providing direct services, related to human sex trafficking as prescribed and approved by the Executive Director.

(c)   Staff and volunteers who provide indirect services and do not meet the requirements for staff and volunteers providing direct services as defined in OAC 75:30-1-2 shall receive annual training as prescribed by the Executive Director, but do not have a minimum number of training hours required.

(d)   Documentation of training must include the topic of the training, the name of the trainer(s), the date of the training, the length of the training session, the sponsor of the training, and approval of the training by the Executive Director of the agency.

(e)   A Certified Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Professional in good standing with the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (OCADVSA) shall be deemed to be current with annual training requirements upon completion of required annual training set forth in subsection (a) above. A copy of the current certification card issued by the OCADVSA shall be evidence of good standing.

(f)   Compliance with 75:30-11-12.1 shall be determined by a review of policies and procedures; review of training records and other provided documentation of personnel training; and a review of personnel or volunteer records.

[Source: Added at 28 Ok Reg 1931, eff 7-11-11; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 820, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1226, eff 9-11-16]