Provider Training
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Joint Training Opportunities
Last Updated: May 21, 2013
| Seminar | Date/Time | Location | Class Availability |
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| May 2013 | |||
| Pressure Ulcers |
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Elias Ramirez State Office Building 5425 Polk Street Meeting Room 1 E & F Houston, TX 77023 (25 MAX) |
Full |
| Resident Rights |
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Elias Ramirez State Office Building 5425 Polk Street Meeting Room 1 E & F Houston, TX 77023 (25 MAX) |
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| Infection Control |
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Elias Ramirez State Office Building 5425 Polk Street Meeting Room 1 E & F Houston, TX 77023 (25 MAX) |
Full |
| Life Safety Code and Maintenance of Nursing Facilities |
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Abilene State Supported Living Center Building #524 2501 Maple Room 136 Abilene, TX 79604 (30 MAX) |
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| Emergency Preparedness for Long-term Care Facilities |
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Abilene State Supported Living Center Building #524 2501 Maple Room 136 Abilene, TX 79604 (30 MAX) |
Full |
| Regulatory Requirements for Drug Therapy in the Nursing Facility |
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West El Paso Police Headquarters 4801 Osborne Community Room El Paso, TX 79922 (60 MAX) |
Full |
| Culture Change: Transforming Care within the Regulations |
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West El Paso Police Headquarters 4801 Osborne Community Room El Paso, TX 79922 (60 MAX) |
Full |
| Resident Rights |
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West El Paso Police Headquarters 4801 Osborne Community Room El Paso, TX 79922 (60 MAX) |
Full |
| June 2013 | |||
| Resident Rights |
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Alamo Area Council of Government (AACoG) 8700 Tesoro Drive Al J. Notzon III Boardroom San Antonio, TX 78217 (60 MAX) |
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| Emergency Preparedness for Long-term Care Facilities |
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HHSC/DADS Wilson Building 285 Liberty St. 20th Floor Conference Room Beaumont, TX 77701 (40 MAX) |
Full |
| Emergency Preparedness for Long-term Care Facilities |
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Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)/Dept. of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) 1067 Bandera Conference Room 243/244 San Antonio, TX 78228 (30 MAX) |
Full |
| Life Safety Code and Maintenance of Nursing Facilities |
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Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)/Dept. of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) 1067 Bandera Conference Room 243/244 San Antonio, TX 78228 (30 MAX) |
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| Emergency Preparedness for Long-term Care Facilities |
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Presbyterian Village North 8600 Skyline Drive Corrigan Auditorium Dallas, TX 75243 (50 MAX) |
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| Regulatory Requirements for Drug Therapy in the Nursing Facility |
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Heart of Texas Council of Governments 1514 South New Road Conference Room Waco, TX 76711 (40 MAX) |
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| Detecting and Preventing Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in Nursing Facilities: A Proactive Approach |
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Presbyterian Village North 8600 Skyline Drive Corrigan Auditorium Dallas, TX 75243 (50 MAX) |
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| Resident Rights |
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Heart of Texas Council of Governments 1514 South New Road Conference Room Waco, TX 76711 (40 MAX) |
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| Culture Change: Transforming Care within the Regulations |
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Presbyterian Village North 8600 Skyline Drive Corrigan Auditorium Dallas, TX 75243 (50 MAX) |
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| Writing Acceptable Plans of Correction for Nursing Facilities |
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Heart of Texas Council of Governments 1514 South New Road Conference Room Waco, TX 76711 (40 MAX) |
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| Regulatory Requirements for Drug Therapy in the Nursing Facility |
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Career Point College 4522 Fredericksburg Rd Room: 207/209 San Antonio, TX 78201 (60 MAX) |
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| Culture Change: Transforming Care within the Regulations |
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Career Point College 4522 Fredericksburg Rd Room: 207/209 San Antonio, TX 78201 (60 MAX) |
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| Understanding the Nursing Facility Survey Process |
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Career Point College 4522 Fredericksburg Rd Room: 207/209 San Antonio, TX 78201 (60 MAX) |
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| July 2013 | |||
| Infection Control |
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Alamo Area Council of Government (AACoG) 8700 Tesoro Drive Al J. Notzon III Board Room, Suite 100 San Antonio, TX 78217 (60 MAX) |
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| Infection Control |
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Coastal Bend Council of Government (CBCOG) 2910 Leopard Street Conference Room Corpus Christi, TX 78408 (40 MAX) |
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| Resident Rights |
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Coastal Bend Council of Government (CBCOG) 2910 Leopard Street Conference Room Corpus Christi, TX 78408 (40 MAX) |
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| Regulatory Requirements for Drug Therapy in the Nursing Facility |
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Dept. of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) 9307 Broadway, Ste. 201 Training Room: 238 Pearland, TX 77584 (22 MAX) |
Full |
| Restraints in Long Term Care Facilities |
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Dept. of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) 9307 Broadway, Ste. 201 Training Room: 238 Pearland, TX 77584 (22 MAX) |
Full |
| Detecting and Preventing Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in Nursing Facilities: A Proactive Approach |
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Dept. of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) 9307 Broadway, Ste. 201 Training Room: 238 Pearland, TX 77584 (22 MAX) |
Full |
| Regulatory Requirements for Drug Therapy in the Nursing Facility |
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Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) 2614 NW Stallings Drive Conference Room 122 Nacogdoches, TX 75964 (30 MAX) |
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| Restraints in Long Term Care Facilities |
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Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) 2614 NW Stallings Drive Conference Room 122 Nacogdoches, TX 75964 (30 MAX) |
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| Pressure Ulcers |
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Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) 2614 NW Stallings Drive Conference Room 122 Nacogdoches, TX 75964 (30 MAX) |
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Continuing Education Information
A Certificate of Successful Completion will not be issued to anyone arriving late (late is defined as once the activity begins, registration closes at the time the activity begins), or returning late any amount of time following time designated for a break or lunch. Exceptions will not be made.
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services-Regulatory Services Division is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services-Regulatory Services Division is also an approved provider of continuing social work education by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners. These courses have been approved for clock hours for Texas Licensed Social Workers – Provider #4649
Courses with Long Term Care Administrator continuing education credit hours meet continuing education requirements for license renewal for Nursing Facility Administrators licensed by the State of Texas (per 40 Texas Administrative Code §18.35). The courses are not approved by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB). Sponsor or provider numbers are not applicable (NA) to these courses. This is indicated on the certificate of successful completion.
Time reduced presentations may provide different continuing education than listed in the course descriptions.
Course Descriptions
Active Treatment in ICF/IID: This comprehensive course provides an overview of the steps that should be taken by a facility to meet the Condition of Participation of Active Treatment. The Active Treatment Loop and the role of the QIDP are discussed. Eighteen outcome-based active treatment regulations of the Fundamental Survey will be covered, with the entire Condition of Participation explored through case studies. Participants will complete activities, including reviewing case studies that will provide them with an opportunity to utilize the fundamental survey tool used by surveyors. This activity provides 5.5 contact hours for the registered nurse and 5.5 clock hours for social workers.
Culture Change: Transforming Care within the Regulations: This course, for nursing facility surveyors and providers, introduces participants to the concept of culture change, provides participants the opportunity to discuss culture change principles within the context of the federal regulations, and offers participants the opportunity to set implementation goals. This activity provides 6.5 contact hours for the registered nurse, 6.5 clock hours for social worker, and 6.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators.
Dehydration and Weight Loss: Two of the most common and perhaps under-recognized complications that can occur in the long-term care setting are dehydration and malnutrition. This course provides participants with useful information to assess hydration and weight changes, prevent dehydration and weight loss and develop interventions for both conditions. The course will show how surveyors review to determine if dehydration and weight loss are expected or unexpected events. Please bring a calculator with you to class. This activity provides 5.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 5 clock hours for certified dietary managers, 5 clock hours for Nursing facility administrators, 5 hours for registered dieticians, 5 hours for registered dietetic technicians, and 5 clock hours for social workers.
Detecting and Preventing Abuse and Neglect in ICFs/IID: This course was designed to enhance the provider staff and Regulatory Services staff understanding of abuse and neglect issues pertaining to individuals served by an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability (ICF/IID) facility. The focus is intended to provide a generic approach to the detection and prevention of abuse and neglect. This activity provides 5.0 contact hours for the registered nurse and 6 clock hours for social workers.
Detecting and Preventing Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in Nursing Facilities: A Proactive Approach: This course was designed to enhance the provider staff and Regulatory Services staff understanding of abuse and neglect issues pertaining to individuals served by a nursing facility (NF). The focus is intended to provide a generic approach to the detection and prevention of abuse and neglect. This course is applicable to professionals employed in a nursing facility (NF), assisted living facility (ALF), or an adult day care facility. This activity provides 6.25 contact hours for the registered nurse and 6 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 6 clock hours for social workers.
Emergency Preparedness for Long-term Care Facilities: This course provides guidance that you can use to develop your disaster plan. You will learn about the basic steps of emergency preparedness (risk assessment, mitigation, plan development, response, recovery and continuity) and the eight core functions of a disaster plan. The course applies to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with a intellectual disability or related conditions and adult day care facilities. This activity provides 6.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 6.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 6.5 clock hours for social workers. Note: The course does not give you a disaster plan.
Incident Reporting and Investigation in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or a Related Condition (ICFs/IID): This 4-hour joint training course is intended to give both surveyors and providers information related to conducting thorough investigations in intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability or related conditions (ICF-IID). It includes objectives of investigations, key personnel, types of evidence, allegation classifications, terms used by facility investigators, methods of protecting alleged victims, responsibilities of the facility investigator, conducting injury of unknown origin investigations, and survey procedures. This activity provides 3.5 contact hours for the registered nurse and 4 clock hours for social workers.
Infection Control: The purpose of this continuing education activity is to enhance the professional's knowledge of state and federal rules and requirements for infection control processes, early identification and reduction of risk, and prevention of infectious disease. The professional will be empowered to facilitate change(s) within their area of practice and to identify if the facility implemented adequate care measures to prevent negative outcomes for residents residing in long-term care facilities. This activity provides 5.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 5.0 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 5.0 clock hours for social workers.
Life Safety Code and Maintenance for State Supported Living Centers and Other Large ICFs/ID: This class is for maintenance and Life Safety Code staff who work at the State Supported Living Centers and in the large ICFs/ID. The class will address: building occupancy, LSC maintenance, TAC §90.50 safety operations, POCs, sprinklers and generators.
Life Safety Code and Maintenance of Nursing Facilities: This course helps participants maintain their fire alarm, sprinkler, and HVAC systems. While many of the facility staff can gain from this class, the information is especially suited for the maintenance staff. Other modules discuss the maintenance of a building's construction type, smoke barriers, and corridor doors. Commercial cooking equipment, medical gas, and exit requirements are also discussed. The final module looks at additional maintenance requirements for facilities that are not fully sprinklered. This course provides 5.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators of nursing facilities that are fully sprinkled and 6.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators of nursing facilities that are not fully sprinklered. Note: Each participant must bring to the training a copy NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 40 TAC §19.300 THROUGH §19.344 as well as an 8.5" X 11" copy of the floor plan of your facility.
Life Safety Code Regulations for Nursing Facilities
(The class will start promptly at 9am and end at 4:30pm. Sign in will be from 8am-9am.): This training will address the Life and Safety Code regulations and DADS Survey process for Nursing Home Facilities.
Mechanical Ventilation: The purpose of this course is to introduce mechanical ventilation, its recent developments, complications, and the state and federal requirements related to the provision of care to residents on mechanical ventilation. At the end of the course, participants will be able to determine a facility's compliance with these rules and regulations. Training topics include; Physiology of Breathing, Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation, Regulatory Requirements Related to Care of Residents on Mechanical Ventilation, Care of Pediatric Residents on Mechanical Ventilation and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation. This course has been approved for 6 contact hours for registered nurses, 6 clock hours for social workers and 6 clock hours for nursing facility administrators.
Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Redesign
This training is targeting the Local Authorities: The Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Redesign project is the result of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) directive received in December 2009. The directive identified the corrections necessary for the Texas PASRR program to become fully compliant with the CMS federal regulations.
DADS, DSHS, and HHSC subsequently formed an interagency workgroup to examine the concerns identified by CMS. The workgroup redesigned PASRR to bring the program into compliance with the federal regulations. The program now includes involvement of Local Authorities for Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities.
The key changes to PASRR include:
" Local Authorities are responsible for completing the PASRR Level II Evaluation,
" Specialized Services are identified prior to admission,
" A new PASRR Level II Evaluation may be required for individuals that experience a significant change in status while residing in the nursing facility.
This training is targeting the Local Authorities; REGISTRATION will be from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM.
Pressure Ulcers: This course is intended to help participants better understand applicable regulatory requirements related to pressure ulcers. Topics include evaluation, prevention, monitoring, etc. from the regulatory perspective. This activity provides 3.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 4.75 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 4.75 clock hours for social workers.
Regulatory Requirements for Drug Therapy in the Nursing Facility: The course is designed to provide providers and surveyors with regulatory requirements concerning drug therapy in the nursing facility. Learners will gain knowledge of the federal and state regulatory requirements concerning self-medication, medication errors, unnecessary medications, pharmacy services and drug regimen review. This activity provides 6.25 contact hours for the registered nurse, 6.5 clock hours for social workers, and 6.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators. Special Note: This course is a condensed version of Pharmaceuticals in Nursing Homes, a 2.5 day surveyor training course. Pharmaceuticals in Nursing Homes includes a more detailed procedural discussion of med pass and investigative protocols designed specifically to help surveyors understand and apply these regulations.
Resident Rights: This course is intended to provide nursing facility provider's insight and understanding of the rights of residents of long term care facilities guaranteed under federal and state law. State and federal regulations regarding resident rights are covered in detail. Providers are given opportunities to identify examples of deficient practices regarding resident rights. Class discussion focuses on facility practices that comply with state and federal regulations and protect, support, and promote the rights of residents. This activity provides 5.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 6 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 6 clock hours for social workers.
Restraints in Long Term Care Facilities: This course provides information regarding the use of restraints in long-term care facilities; including state and federal regulations, types of restraints, reasons for using restraints, risks associated with restraint use, alternatives to restraints and care planning interventions. This activity provides 6.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 6.0 clock hours for nursing facility administrators and 6.0 clock hours for social workers.
The ABC's of LSC for ALF's (The Basics of Life Safety Code for Assisted Living Facilities - provided by DADS Regulatory LSC Staff): This comprehensive course provides topics that will include: construction types, smoke barriers, fire barriers, exit and control doors, corridor widths, exit signage, flame spread requirements, fire alarm systems, emergency lighting, light levels, HVAC systems, fire extinguishers, laundry areas, paperwork, emergency plans, contracts, and accessibility. (This two day class will start promptly at 9am and end at 4:30pm. Sign in will be from 8am-9am.)
Understanding the Assisted Living Facility Inspection Process: This course provides an overview of the inspection process completed by surveyors in the Long Term Care-Regulatory program. Methods surveyors use to gather information will be discussed as well as the required tasks surveyors follow to complete the inspection process. This activity provides 3.25 contact hours for the registered nurse, 3.25 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 3.25 clock hours for social workers.
Understanding the Nursing Facility Survey Process: This class covers the history of Medicare and Medicaid and the licensure survey process in long term care facilities from the Social Security Act of 1935 to the present. The class is an overview of resident centered and outcome oriented Nursing Facility Survey according to the Appendix P. Considerations in the care of the individuals in the long term care settings will also be presented. This activity provides 3.5 contact hours for the registered nurse, 3.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 3.5 clock hours for social workers.
Understanding the Survey and Enforcement Processes for Nursing Homes: This class is 1 1/2 days. Timeframe shown on schedule is for the first day of class only. You will be notified of time for second day. This course provides a detailed overview of state and federal enforcement actions in nursing homes. How "scope and severity" help determine enforcement actions is emphasized. The course also provides an overview of the informal dispute resolution process and the appeal process. This activity provides 9.0 contact hours for the registered nurse, 9.0 clock hours for nursing facility administrators and 9.0 for social workers.
Understanding the Survey Process in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID): This training provides an overview of the history of the intermediate care facility for persons with a intellectual disability and related conditions (ICF/ID) licensure and certification process. Participants will receive information on the types of survey visits, the 8 tasks involved in the survey process, how surveyors access facility compliance, and the appeals process. This activity provides 3.0 contact hours for the registered nurse and 2.75 clock hours for social workers.
Writing Acceptable Plans of Correction for Assisted Living Facilities: This course was designed for provider staff of assisted living facilities in providing insight and understanding of how to write acceptable plans of correction. It provides program specific information and what action(s) are taken to correct violations. Additionally, providers are given the opportunity to practice writing skills and to develop an acceptable plan of correction. This activity provides 3.5 contact hours for the registered nurse, 3.75 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 3.75 clock hours for social workers.
Writing Acceptable Plans of Correction for ICFs/IID: This course provides information that can assist providers in understanding what constitutes an acceptable plan of correction. It provides learning opportunities to critique a plan of correction and provides strategies to address exactly what action is taken to correct deficiencies/violations. Additionally, providers are given the opportunity to practice writing skills and to develop an acceptable plan of correction. This activity provides 5.5 contact hours for the registered nurse and 4.5 clock hours for social workers.
Writing Acceptable Plans of Correction for Nursing Facilities: This interactive course provides information that can assist providers of certified or licensed only nursing facilities in writing acceptable plans of correction. It provides program specific information and strategies that delineate exactly what action is taken to correct deficiencies/violations. Additionally, providers are given the opportunity to practice writing skills and to develop an acceptable plan of correction. This activity provides 5.41 contact hours for the registered nurse, 4.5 clock hours for nursing facility administrators, and 4.5 clock hours for social workers.
For additional information, please email laura.pearsall@dads.state.tx.us or call 512-438-4823.
Updated: May 6, 2013