GA HB1161

Personal care home employees must complete department-approved training within the first 60 days of employment, including emergency first aid certification, CPR certification, emergency evacuation procedures, residents' rights, and familiarity with the Long-term Care Facility Resident Abuse Reporting Act.

At least one staff member who has completed the minimum training requirements must be present in the home at all times residents are present.

All direct care staff, including administrators and on-site managers, must complete at least 16 hours of continuing education annually in department-approved courses covering topics such as working with the elderly, Alzheimer's disease, developmental disabilities, fire safety, and legal issues.

Personal care home provider licenses shall be denied or revoked if the owner has a criminal record involving specified violent or sexual offenses, including murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, rape, child molestation, armed robbery, or abuse/neglect/exploitation of a disabled adult or elder person.

Directors, administrators, on-site managers, and other employees must undergo criminal history background checks before serving in a licensed personal care home, and persons with unsatisfactory determinations involving covered crimes are barred from employment unless authorized by an administrative law judge.