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Minnesota DSP Training Audit Checklist
Every training Minnesota requires for direct support professionals, with the deadline and the official rule, so you can check each staff file before your next review.
| Item | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ☐ Maltreatment reporting orientation | Within 72 hours of first direct contact, then annually | Minn. Stat. §245D.09 subd. 4(5) |
| ☐ Job description and job functions, including incident reporting and safety | Within 60 days of hire | §245D.09 subd. 4(1) |
| ☐ License holder's policies and procedures | Within 60 days | §245D.09 subd. 4(2) |
| ☐ Data privacy and HIPAA | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(3) |
| ☐ Service recipient rights | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(4) |
| ☐ Person-centered planning and service delivery | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(6) |
| ☐ Emergency manual restraint, time out, and seclusion | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(7) |
| ☐ Prohibited procedures | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(8) |
| ☐ Basic first aid | Within 60 days, then annually while certification is not current | §245D.09 subd. 4(9) |
| ☐ Sexual violence prevention | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(10) |
| ☐ Other topics from the support plan | Within 60 days, then annually | §245D.09 subd. 4(11) |
| ☐ Person-specific orientation on the support plan and abuse prevention plan | Before unsupervised contact | §245D.09 subd. 4a |
| ☐ Community residential: ADLs, diet, and IADLs | Before unsupervised contact | §245D.09 subd. 4a(b) |
| ☐ Medication training from an RN-developed curriculum, with an observed skill check | Before passing medications | §245D.09 subd. 4a(d) |
| ☐ Life-sustaining equipment training, with an observed skill check | Before use | §245D.09 subd. 4a(e) |
| ☐ Mental health crisis, de-escalation, and suicide intervention when the person has a serious mental illness | Before supporting that person | §245D.09 subd. 4a(f) |
| ☐ Competency documented by a test or observed skill, and an annual performance evaluation | Ongoing | §245D.09 subd. 3(a) |
| ☐ Outside training counts only if taken in the 12 months before hire and documented | At hire | §245D.09 subd. 5a |