(a) This section applies to an administrator and alternate administrator designated as an administrator or alternate administrator of a center.
(b) Before designation, an administrator or alternate administrator must complete the DADS pre-licensing program training titled Overview of Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center Licensing Standards in Texas.
(c) An administrator and alternate administrator of a center must complete a total of 12 clock hours of training in the administration of a center before the end of the first 12 months after designation to the position.
(d) The initial 12 clock hours of training must address:
  (1) information on state and federal laws applicable to a center, including:
    (A) the Americans with Disabilities Act
    (B) the Civil Rights Act of 1991;
    (C) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
    (D) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;
    (E) Public Law 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and
    (F) Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements.
  (2) information regarding the prevention, detection and reporting of fraud, waste, and abuse;
  (3) legal issues regarding advance directives;
  (4) infection control;
  (5) communicable disease reporting;
  (6) nutrition;
  (7) principles of person-centered direction and guidance; and
  (8) provision of services to a minor.
(e) The 12-clock-hour training requirement described in subsection (d) of this section must be met through structured, formalized classes, correspondence courses, competency-based computer courses, training videos, distance learning programs, or off-site training courses. Subject matter that deals with the internal affairs of a center does not qualify for clock hours.
  (1) The training must be provided or produced by:
    (A) an academic institution;
    (B) a recognized state or national organization or association;
    (C) a consultant;
    (D) an accredited pediatric hospital; or
    (E) DADS or other state agency.
  (2) If a consultant provides or produces the training, the training must be approved by a recognized state or national organization or association. The center must maintain documentation of this approval or recognition for review by DADS inspectors.
  (3) An administrator and alternate administrator may apply joint training provided by DADS toward the 12 clock hours of training required by this section if the joint training meets the training requirements described in subsection (d) of this section.
(f) Documentation of administrator and alternate administrator training must:
  (1) be on file at the center; and
  (2) contain:
    (A) the name of the class or workshop;
    (B) course content, including the curriculum;
    (C) hours and dates of the training; and
    (D) name and contact information of the entity and trainer who provided the training.
(g) An administrator and alternate administrator must not apply the pre-licensing program training as part of the 12 clock hours of training required in this section.
(h) After completing 12 clock hours of initial training during the first 12 months after designation as an administrator and alternate administrator, an administrator and alternate administrator must complete the continuing training requirements as specified in §15.306 of this division (relating to Continuing Training in Administration) in each subsequent 12-month period after designation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §550.305 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875