Florida — APD iBudget Waiver Respite Care Staff Training
Tracks the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) training mandate for direct care staff rendering iBudget waiver respite care (children under 21 living in the family home): the Required Basic Training set in Appendix B, Table 1 of the iBudget Handbook (Rule 59G-13.070, F.A.C.), which Appendix C applies to respite providers in full. Zero Tolerance before service and every three years, Direct Care Core Competencies within 90 days, HIPAA within 30 days then annually, AIDS/HIV/Infection Control, First Aid and CPR within 90 days with a valid certificate kept at all times, and APD's Overview of Waiver Provider Requirements within 90 days. Respite carries no annual in-service hour requirement. Not included: Medication Administration and Validation (65G-7) and Behavioral Emergency Procedures (65G-8), which depend on the person served, and the owner/solo-provider items (Requirements for All Waiver Providers, APD iConnect and EVV training).
One organized view of what you have completed, what is still due, and what needs to be renewed.
Pathway curriculum
Each module shows the training or evidence that satisfies a requirement, when it is first due, and how often it must be renewed.
APD's Zero Tolerance curriculum: defining abuse, neglect and exploitation, recognizing the signs and symptoms, reporting to the Florida Abuse Hotline, and prevention and safety planning. Required prior to providing services, at initial employment and every three years thereafter (Handbook Appendix B, Table 1; Rule 65G-2.008(7)(b), F.A.C., for licensed facilities).
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First content area of APD's Direct Care Core Competencies (DCCC): basic person-centered planning. Complete within 90 days of providing services; one time (Handbook Appendix B, Table 1; Rule 65G-2.008(7)(a), F.A.C., for licensed facilities).
Second content area of APD's Direct Care Core Competencies: an introduction to developmental disabilities, including the roles and responsibilities of direct support professionals (currently a section within this module). Complete within 90 days of providing services; one time.
Third content area of APD's Direct Care Core Competencies: maintaining health and safety (universal precautions, safety basics, recognizing medical emergencies and health changes). Complete within 90 days of providing services; one time.
Fourth content area of APD's Direct Care Core Competencies: individual choices, rights and responsibilities, and the direct support professional's role in supporting them. Complete within 90 days of providing services; one time.
APD's own program orientation for direct care staff: Medicaid waivers, the current APD waiver, provider qualification and enrollment, services coverage and limitations, regional liaisons, and incident reporting. Delivered by APD-certified trainers or on TRAIN Florida (Handbook Appendix B, Table 1, footnote 2). Complete within 90 days of providing services; one time. Upload the APD certificate or TRAIN Florida transcript.
AIDS/HIV and infection control (bloodborne pathogens) training within 90 days of providing services. The handbook requires direct service providers to hold a valid certificate at all times and notes that issuing organizations certify for varying lengths; this row renews yearly so the certificate never lapses unnoticed (Handbook Appendix B, Table 1; Rule 65G-2.008(7)(d), F.A.C., for licensed facilities).
First Aid from a certifying body the handbook names (American Health and Safety Institute, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, EMS Safety Services, Emergency Care and Safety Institute, National Safety Council) within 90 days of providing services; a valid certificate must be held at all times. Cards are commonly two-year. Upload the card.
CPR from a certifying body the handbook names, completed in a classroom (the handbook states the web-based course will not be accepted for CPR), within 90 days of providing services; a valid certificate must be held at all times. Rule 65G-2.008(7)(c), F.A.C., adds for licensed facilities that online courses are not acceptable and one CPR-certified provider must always be on site. Upload the card.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act training within 30 days of providing services and annually thereafter (Handbook Appendix B, Table 1: web-based, annually). APD Provider Advisory 2022-030 directs providers to the APD HIPAA Basics course in TRAIN Florida; this row accepts the platform's HIPAA course for direct support professionals.
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