Work With Your Licenser to Meet Requirements for Licensure
All operators, resident managers and shift managers must attend the Adult Care Home Program (ACHP) approved training within the first year of licensure or approval:
- Emergency Preparedness Planning
- Record Keeping: Part B – Medication Management
- Honoring Diversity
- Fatal Four Training (providers serving I/DD residents)
If you serve APD residents, including private-pay residents, or MHA residents, you must also take:
- Recording Keeping: Part A – Screening and Care Planning
Find information about required trainings for operator applicants, resident managers and caregivers on Basic Training & Qualifying Tests.
Required Training For Operators and Resident Managers Within First Year
Honoring Diversity: This three-hour training qualifies for three Continuing Education Units. Fee is $30. Email us to sign up and include your preferred date.
- December 18, 2024, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Emergency Preparedness Planning: This three-hour training qualifies for three Continuing Education Units. Fee is $30. Email us to sign up and include your preferred date.
- December 10, 2024, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Record Keeping Part A - Screening and Care Planning: This three hour training required for new APD and MHA licensed operators and resident managers within the first year (not required for DD). Qualifies for 3 CEU's. Fee is $30. Email us to sign up and include your preferred date.
- TBD
Record Keeping Part B: Medication Management for all Providers (Operators, Resident Managers, Caregivers): This training and test is required for new operators and resident managers within the first year.
It is also required for caregivers who work in a home 20 or more hours per week or as the sole caregiver for the home. The caregiver must take this course within their first year as a caregiver and before being allowed to administer any medications.
This training qualifies for three Continuing Education Units. Fee is $30 for resident managers and operators. The course is free for caregivers. Email us or call 503-988-3000 to sign up and include your preferred date.
This training is now held in person.
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Thursday, November 21, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Preschool For All, Rockwood Market Hall, 458 SE 185th Ave., Portland, OR 97233
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Monday, November 25, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Gresham Library, 385 NW Miller Avenue Gresham, OR 97030
Record Keeping B is full through November.
Fatal Four Training: This two and a half hour training, Fatal Four (C01237), is only for I/DD providers, and providers serving I/DD residents. For example, an APD care home that has an interagency placement of an I/DD resident. This training will take place on Workday and requires an account.
Instructions to Create Workday Account
Provider Meetings:
Provider meetings are held from 1 – 4 p.m. Meetings cover a variety of relevant topics.
No in-person provider meetings in November or December 2024.
2025 Provider Meeting Dates:
- Wednesday, January 22
- Wednesday, February 26
- Wednesday, March 26
- Wednesday, April 23
- Wednesday, May 28
- Wednesday, June 25
- Wednesday, July 23
- Wednesday, August 27
- Wednesday, September 24
- Wednesday, October 22
Other Continuing Education Resources:
Find courses to fulfill operator, resident manager and caregiver CEU requirements. To qualify for Continuing Education Units, all classes or trainings must be approved by the State of Oregon's Adult Foster Home Training Credit Committee or by the ACHP. Make sure the trainings are approved for the population you are licensed to serve.
- Website for Approved Trainings
- Oregon Care Partners
- State of Oregon I/DD Adult Care Home Video Library
Request approval for a training not listed.
