Minnesota — DHS 245D DSP Training
Tracks staff orientation and annual training for 245D-licensed home and community-based services under Minn. Stat. 245D.09: subdivision 4 orientation within 60 days of hire, subdivision 4a person-specific competency before unsupervised direct contact, and subdivision 5 annual retraining (with the 90-day delay allowance in effect since August 1, 2026). Each statutory orientation topic is a requirement with its 60-day window and annual cycle tracked per hire; person-specific competency, life-sustaining equipment, and medication instruction are licensed-professional carve-outs tracked as external evidence.
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.
Orientation under 245D.09 subd. 4, clause (1): the staff person's job description and responsibilities, and the license holder's incident reporting and response procedures under 245D.06. Agency-specific by definition; record the signed orientation checklist as external evidence.
Orientation under 245D.09 subd. 4, clause (2): the license holder's own policies and procedures that apply to the staff person's work. Agency-specific by definition; record the signed policy acknowledgment as external evidence.
Orientation under 245D.09 subd. 4 must cover service recipient rights and data privacy/confidentiality requirements before or within 60 days of hire. Repeated annually under 245D.09 subd. 5; since August 1, 2026 the license holder may delay the annual training up to 90 calendar days past its due date (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 95, art. 4, § 8).
Training on recognizing and reporting maltreatment of vulnerable adults (and minors where served) per Minn. Stat. 245A.65, required within 72 hours of first direct contact and repeated annually under 245D.09.
Orientation must cover person-centered planning and service delivery, including the principles the coordinated service and support plan is built on and the staff role in implementing it. Repeated annually under 245D.09 subd. 5; since August 1, 2026 the license holder may delay the annual training up to 90 calendar days past its due date (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 95, art. 4, § 8).
Orientation on positive support strategies, the emergency use of manual restraints (EUMR) policy, and procedures prohibited under 245D — de-escalation knowledge is mappable; any hands-on restraint certification a provider elects sits outside this row. Repeated annually under 245D.09 subd. 5; since August 1, 2026 the license holder may delay the annual training up to 90 calendar days past its due date (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 95, art. 4, § 8).
Orientation includes first aid and responding to emergencies (unless the license holder documents an exemption basis) under 245D.09 subd. 4. Knowledge content is mappable; any certified hands-on CPR/FA a provider elects is evidenced separately. Repeated annually under 245D.09 subd. 5; since August 1, 2026 the license holder may delay the annual training up to 90 calendar days past its due date (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 95, art. 4, § 8).
Orientation under 245D.09 subd. 4 includes sexual violence prevention and awareness for persons served. Repeated annually under 245D.09 subd. 5; since August 1, 2026 the license holder may delay the annual training up to 90 calendar days past its due date (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 95, art. 4, § 8).
245D.09 subd. 4a requires training and demonstrated competency on each person's specific needs — ADLs, the support plan, and individual protocols — before unsupervised direct contact. Person-served-specific by definition; track the competency documentation as external evidence.
Where a person uses life-sustaining medical equipment, staff training must be provided by a licensed health professional with an observed skills assessment. Track the professional's sign-off as external evidence.
Instruction for medication setup, assistance, and administration must come from a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician under 245D.09. Nurse-gated — track the instruction and competency record as external evidence.
Mapped training
Accepted equivalent training
These options can document equivalent credit; they are not the training assigned by this pathway.
Mapped training
Accepted equivalent training
These options can document equivalent credit; they are not the training assigned by this pathway.
Mapped training
Mapped training
Accepted equivalent training
These options can document equivalent credit; they are not the training assigned by this pathway.
Mapped training
Mapped training
