(a) The division shall consult with stakeholders who do not have a conflict of interest to do the following:(1) Establish standards of a competency based training curriculum for direct support professionals.(2) Develop procedures to improve incident reporting concerning direct support professionals.(b) The training curriculum established under this section must include a tiered approach to training that consists of the following:(1) General education and training in providing direct support to individuals with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities with the issuance of a certificate upon successful completion of a standardized test.(2) Specialized subcategories of additional direct support professional training to allow for advanced learning and enable career growth in the provision of direct support services.As added by P.L.228-2023, SEC.2.
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