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Alabama DSP Training Audit Checklist
Every training Alabama requires for direct support professionals, with the deadline and the official rule, so you can check each staff file before your next review. Staff assigned before the 12 hours that come before serving people, a lapsed CPR or First Aid card, and overdue 30-, 60-, or 90-day modules are the items reviewers flag.
| Item | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ☐ Age 18 or older, a statewide background check, and a pre-employment drug screen. A TB test if Medicaid requires it. | Before hire | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP qualifications |
| ☐ 12 hours before serving people: orientation, an introduction to the Community Waiver Program, supporting people with intellectual disabilities, standard precautions, and signs of illness and medication side effects | Before assignment to direct supports | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
| ☐ First Aid and CPR certification | Before serving people | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
| ☐ Critical incident identification and reporting, and infection control | Before serving people | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
| ☐ Service-specific training, and training on each person's person-centered plan and service implementation plan | Before serving people | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
| ☐ Rights, valued roles, relationships, employment, emergency preparedness, working with families, and self-determination | Within 30 days of starting to serve | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
| ☐ Positive behavior supports, keeping people safe, and HCBS | Within 60 days of starting to serve | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
| ☐ All post-hire courses complete | Within 90 days | ADMH/DDD CWP DSP training requirements |
This state does not have a catalog pathway yet. Agencies here are supported through just-in-time pathway setup.