OAR 419-400-0160: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Crisis Intervention Training Standards and Certification Requirements

(1) Only child-caring agency staff and proctor foster parents who have been trained and are certified in the use of a crisis-intervention system approved by the Department consistent with OAR 419-400-0160 thru OAR 419-400-0180 may use restraint or involuntary seclusion and only when necessary as a last resort to prevent a child in care from inflicting harm to self or others. (2) Any use of restraint or involuntary seclusion must be conducted within the parameters of the approved crisis-intervention system in which the child-caring agency staff or proctor foster parent is trained and must meet the requirements and provisions described in OAR 419-400-0160 thru OAR 419-400-0180. (3) Any child-caring agency staff or proctor foster parent utilizing restraint or involuntary seclusion must be trained on the type of restraint or involuntary seclusion used, and the restraint or involuntary seclusion must be within the parameters of the approved crisis intervention system in which the staff or proctor foster parent is trained and must be consistent with OAR 419-400-0180. (4) Certification requirements. In addition to the requirements identified in 419-400-0160(2) any child-caring agency staff or proctor foster parent utilizing restraint or involuntary seclusion must: (a) Complete a minimum of 12 hours of initial training in person from an instructor certified as described in OAR 419-400-0170(4), including but not limited to a minimum of six hours of training focused on positive behavior support, nonviolent crisis intervention and other methods of nonphysical intervention to support children in care during a crisis; (b) Receive continuing education from a certified instructor as described in OAR 419-400-0170(4) on an annual basis; (c) Demonstrate a mastery of the crisis intervention system both in writing and by physical competency before receiving a certification; (d) Receive a certificate that states: (A) The dates during which the certification is current; (B) The type of restraint which the individual is certified to perform if applicable; (C) The type of training the individual is certified to conduct if applicable; (D) Any special endorsements earned by the individual; (E) The level of training; and (F) The name of the certified instructor who conducted the training and administered the assessment of proficiency. (e) A certification issued under 419-400-0160: (A) Must be personal to the individual certified by the training provider; (B) May be valid for no more than two years with recertification; and (C) Must require additional training to renew the certification.