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Massachusetts DSP Training Audit Checklist
Every training Massachusetts requires for direct support professionals, with the deadline and the official rule, so you can check each staff file before your next review. 115 CMR 7.05(6) names the topics. Where the rule does not set a deadline, the deadline below is the point at which the topic has to be done before the duty starts.
| Item | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ☐ Criminal Offender Record Check (CORI) | Before hire | 115 CMR 7.05(1) |
| ☐ Reporting actual or suspected abuse, neglect, or omission | Before working alone | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(a) |
| ☐ Incident reporting | Before working alone | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(b) |
| ☐ Positive behavioral supports and 115 CMR 5.00 dignity standards | Before working alone | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(c) |
| ☐ Restraint training with a DDS-approved curriculum, for staff who may restrain | Before use | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(d) |
| ☐ MAP certification for non-licensed staff who pass medications at MAP sites | Before passing medications | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(e) |
| ☐ First aid | Kept current | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(f) |
| ☐ CPR at 24-hour residential, employment, day, and 24-hour respite sites | Kept current | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(g) |
| ☐ Safety plan training at sites that have a safety plan | Before working at the site | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(h) |
| ☐ One fire-safety-trained staff person on site, and basic fire safety for the others | Every shift | 115 CMR 7.05(6)(i) |
| ☐ Competency-based performance evaluation | At least annually | 115 CMR 7.05(5) |
| ☐ Mandated reporter duty: report to DPPC, file an incident report, and refer rights issues | Each incident | 115 CMR 13.06(2) |
Massachusetts DSP requirements