DirectCourse MN Crosswalks

Using the College of Direct Support to Meet the Minnesota DHS 245D Training Requirements

Last Updated 2/2022 using 2021 245D MN Statute.

Introduction

This crosswalk is a tool that shows how DirectCourse: College of Direct Support (CDS) can help agencies provide competency-based training to all personnel, supporting the organization’s efforts to meet the Minnesota 245D Training Requirements. Training all employees across an organization using CDS will equip Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and others with skills aligned to meet some of the 245D requirements. In addition to these CDS training tools, license holders must provide training on agency-specific practices, policies, and procedures, and provide information about individuals supported. We recommend learning administrators assign learning modules to Frontline Supervisors and Managers first so they are familiar with the content, can reinforce learning, can answer questions, and can discuss the information and implementation of the training with the Direct Support Professionals/Staff they supervise.

Note that many of the content recommends “Linked Content – Agency-Specific Policy and Procedures for Incident Reporting.” Learning administrators are able to link information to better inform and train employees on agency-specific or person-specific content.

Note: This suggested training plan has been reviewed by MN DHS licensing staff who have agreed that it will meet mandated training requirements.

Crosswalk of 245D Training Requirements to Applicable CDS Content

According to Subdivision 4 and 5 of rule of 245D.09 Staffing Standards , a license holder must provide initial and annual training to direct support staff on the topics identified in subdivision 4, clauses (3) to (11). Annual training under subd. 4, clause (9) is not required as long as the certification is current.

Subdivision 4

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

Subdiv. 4

Orientation to program requirements – Staff should be competent in the following areas within 60 days.

Provide training as needed and assign to direct support staff (DSS). Use Ontrack or Classes &

Events feature to track this training.

4(1)

Job Description and Functions

Linked Content – Specific agency job descriptions Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Direct Support Professionalism – L1, 2, 3, 5
  • DSP Roles on a Multidisciplinary Team

4(1)

(i) responding to and reporting incidents

Linked Content – Agency-Specific Policy and Procedures for Incident Reporting

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Professional Documentation Practices – L2, 3, 4
  • Safety - L17, 18, 19

4(1)

(ii) following safety practices 

Linked Content – Agency Specific Policy and Procedures for Safety, Health and Welfare

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Universal Precautions – L1 - 11
  • Safety - L1 - 19
  • Emergency Preparedness - L1

4(2)

the license holder’s current policies and procedures

Linked Content – Agency Specific Policies and Procedures as required by Minnesota statute

(NOTE: Sample policies and forms can be found at the DHS website )

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Positive Behavior Supports- L1, 2, 4, 5, 7
  • Functional Assessment - L1
  • Direct Support Professionalism - L3
  • Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Illness -L1, 3

4(3)

data privacy requirements

  • Direct Support Professional – L4
  • Professional Documentation Practices - L5
  • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) – L1, 2, 3

4(4)

The service recipient rights and staff responsibilities related to ensuring the exercise and protection of those rights

The license holder must provide specific training on the rights as listed and included in 245D.04 Service Recipient Rights.

Additional Resources Available from DHS 245D Service Recipients Rights Packet

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Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Individual Rights and Choice - L1 - 4
  • Safety - L2
  • Civil Rights and Advocacy - L1 - 4
  • Maltreatment: Prevention and Response - L6

4(5)

Maltreatment reporting and service planning for children and vulnerable adults, and staff responsibilities related to protecting persons from maltreatment and reporting maltreatment.

Must be provided within 72 hours of first providing direct contact services and annually thereafter.

The license holder must provide specific training on protection standards as listed and included in 245D.06 Protection Standards .

Supplemental training in this area:

  • Maltreatment: Prevention and Response - L1 – 19

4(6)

the principles of person-centered service planning and delivery

  • Person-Centered Planning – L1 - 4
  • Community Inclusion – L1 - 4
  • You’ve Got a Friend – L1 - 4
  • Cultural Competence - L1 – 5

4(7)

the safe and correct use of manual restraint on an emergency basis … and what constitutes the use of restraints, time out, and seclusion, including chemical restraint;

Linked Content, Ontrack or Classroom Event – Agency Specific Policies and Procedures

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Functional Assessment- L1 - 4
  • Positive Behavior Supports – L1-7

4(8)

staff responsibilities related to prohibited procedures under section 245D.06, subdivision 5,

Linked Content, Ontrack or Classroom Event – Agency Specific Policies and Procedures

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Functional Assessment- L1 - 4
  • Positive Behavior Supports – L1-7

4(9)

basic first aid;

 Use classroom and event or the Ontrack features in LMS to link training record into learner transcript

4(10)

strategies to minimize the risk of sexual violence, including concepts of healthy relationships, consent, and bodily autonomy of people with disabilities; and

  • You’ve Got a Friend - L1 - 3
  • Maltreatment: Prevention and Response - L2, 3, 5-13, 19
  • Individual Rights and Choice - L4

4(11)

other topics as determined necessary in the person’s coordinated service and support plan by the case manager or other areas identified by the license holder

Provide training as needed and assign to direct support staff (DSS). Use Ontrack or Classes & Events feature to track this training.

Subdivision 4a

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4a

Orientation to individual service recipient needs

Provide training on information as needed and assign to direct support professionals (DSP). Use Ontrack or Classes & Events feature to track this training.

Subdivision 4b

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4b

For community residential services, training and competency evaluations must include the following, if identified in the coordinated service and support plan

Use Post-test, OJT Assessments and Portfolio Assignments to measure competency.

Use the acknowledgement feature to track receipt of and reading of CSSP/Addendums, policies and procedures and any revisions or updates to these.

Use Graded Checklists to evaluate skill demonstrations and performance

(1)

For community residential services, training and competency evaluations must include the following, if identified in the coordinated service and support plan

Use Post-test, OJT Assessments and Portfolio Assignments to measure competency.

Use the acknowledgement feature to track receipt of and reading of CSSP/Addendums, policies and procedures and any revisions or updates to these.

Use Graded Checklists to evaluate skill demonstrations and performance.

(2)

an understanding of what constitutes a healthy diet according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the skills necessary to prepare that diet; and

  • Supporting Healthy Lives – L1, 3
  • Home and Community Living – L5
  • Everyone Can Communicate – L1 – 5

(3)

Skills necessary to provide appropriate support in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) as defined under section 256B. 0659, subdivision 1

  • Supporting Healthy Lives – L1, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Home and Community Living – L1 - 5
  • Everyone Can Communicate – L1 – 5

Subdivision 4c

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4c

The staff person must review and receive instruction on the person’s coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support plan addendum

Provide training on information as needed and assign to direct support staff (DSS). Use Ontrack or Classes & Events feature to track this training.

Subdivision 4d

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4d

The staff person must review and receive instruction on medication setup, assistance, or administration procedures established for the person when assigned to the license holder according to section 245D.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

Provide training on ISR information as needed and assign to direct support staff (DSS). Use Ontrack or Classes & Events feature to track this training.

Subdivision 4e

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4e

The staff person must review and receive instruction on the safe and correct operation of medical equipment

 Use Ontrack, classroom and event features to link training record into learner transcript

Use Graded Checklists to evaluate skill demonstrations and performance.

Subdivision 4f

Subdivision 

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4f

The staff person must review and receive instruction on mental health crisis response, de-escalation techniques, and suicide intervention when providing direct support to a person with a serious mental illness.

  • Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Illness –L1 - 6
  • Understanding Depression – L2, 4

Subdivision 4g

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4g

In the event of an emergency service initiation, the license holder must ensure the training required in this subdivision occurs within 72 hours of the direct support staff person first having unsupervised contact with the person receiving services. The license holder must document the reason for the unplanned or emergency service initiation and maintain the documentation in the person’s service recipient record.

 Provide training on IRS information as needed and assign to direct support professional (DSP).

Use Ontrack or Classes & Events feature to track this training.

Subdivision 4h

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

4h

License holders who provide direct support services themselves must complete the orientation required in subdivision 4, clauses (3) to (11).

Provide training on IRS information as needed and assign to direct support professional (DSP). Use Ontrack or Classes & Events feature to track this training.

Subdivision 5

Subdivision

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

5

Annual training.

  • A license holder must provide annual training to direct support staff on the topics identified in subdivision 4, clauses (3) to (11). If the direct support staff has a first aid certification, annual training under subdivision 4, clause (9), is not required as long as the certification remains current. [1]

Subdivision 4, clauses (3) to (11) are listed below.

Annual Training Topics = subdivision 4, clauses (3) to (11)

Summary of MN Statutes 2021 amended 245D.09 Staffing Standards

College of Direct Support (CDS) Content and Learning Management Features

(3) Data Privacy – HIPAA – MN Data Practices

  • Direct Support Professional – L4
  • Professional Documentation Practices - L5
  • The Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA) – L1, 2, 3

(4) ISR Rights and Staff Responsibilities

The license holder must provide specific training on the rights as listed and included in 245D.04 Service Recipient Rights .

Additional Resources Available from DHS 245D Service Recipients Rights Packet

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Individual Rights and Choice – L1 - 4
  • Safety – L2
  • Civil Rights and Advocacy – L1- 4
  • Maltreatment: Prevention and Response – L6

(5) Reporting Maltreatment of Children and Vulnerable Adults

The license holder must provide specific training on protection standards as listed and included in 245D.06 Protection Standards .

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Maltreatment: Prevention and Response – L1 – 19

(6) Principles of Person Centered Services

  • Person Centered Planning – L1 - 4
  • Community Inclusion – L1 - 4
  • You’ve Got a Friend – L1 – 4
  • Cultural Competence - L1 – 5

(7, 8) Emergency Use of Safe Manual Restraints & Prohibited Procedures& what constitutes use of restraints, time out, and seclusion, including chemical restraint, and staff responsibilities – staff responsibilities related to prohibitions of their use.

Linked Content, Ontrack or Classroom Event – Agency Specific Policies and Procedures

Supplemental Training in this area:

  • Functional Assessment – L1 - 4
  • Positive Behavior Supports – L1-7

(9) Basic First Aid

Use classroom and event features in LMS to link training record into learner transcript

(10) Strategies to minimize risk of sexual violence (healthy relationships, consent, body autonomy)

  • You’ve Got a Friend - L1 - 3
  • Maltreatment: Prevention and Response - L2, 3, 5-13, 19
  • Individual Rights and Choice - L4

(11) CSSP Identified Training Topics

Use classroom and event features in LMS to link training record into learner transcript

Review all CDS and CFSM courses available to supplement specific training topics based on individual CSSPs.

College of Direct Support (CDS) Suggested Learning Modules Based on the Crosswalk

DHS MN 245D Intensive Services Orientation Module (approximately 32 hours of training)

License Holder Policy & Procedures through Linked Content (approximately 3.5 hours of training)

Suggested CDS Content (approximately 28.5 hours of training)

CDS Lesson

Approx. Training Time

Person Centered Planning and Supports – L1

1.1 hrs.

Positive Behavior Support - L1 – 2

2.6 hrs.

Community Inclusion - L1

0.9 hrs.

Individual Rights and Choice - L1

1 hrs.

Maltreatment: Prevention and Response - L2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 17, 18

4 hrs.

Direct Support Professionalism - L1, 3

1.4 hrs.

Safety – L1 – 4, 17 - 19

2.8 hrs.

Universal Precautions - L1 – 11

2.8 hrs.

Introduction to Medication Supports – L2,3

8 hrs.

An Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Illness – L2

1.4 hrs.

Professional Documentation Practices – L3, 4

0.6 hrs.

Personal Care – L3, 4, 5

3.3 hrs.

Supporting Healthy Lives – L1

1.4 hrs.

Emergency Preparedness – L1

1.1 hrs.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) L1

0.4 hrs.

You’ve Got a Friend - L1

0.9hr.

Note: This orientation module changed due to the addition of Subd. 4 (10) which promotes healthy relationships and minimizes the risk of sexual violence. There is no longer a time requirement for training and this training plan can be modified as needed. All training time lengths are approximate

This module has been created and is available for assignment on the MN DHS DirectCourse: College of Direct Support website as the "DHS MN V20 245D Intensive Service Orientation" Module.

DHS - MN 245D Basic Services Orientation Module (approximately 10 hours of training)

License Holder Policy & Procedures through Linked Content (approximately 1 hour of training)

Suggested CDS Content (approximately 9.2 hours of training)

CDS Lesson

Approx. Training Time

Person Centered Planning and Supports – L1

1.1 hrs.

Positive Behavior Support - L1

1.5 hrs.

Individual Rights and Choice - L1

1 hrs.

Maltreatment: Prevention and Response - L2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18

2.4 hrs.

Direct Support Professionalism – L1

0.7 hrs.

Safety – L17 - 19

1.2 hrs.

Universal Precautions – L4 – 5

0.6 hrs.

Professional Documentation Practices – L3

0.3 hrs.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) L1

0.4 hrs.

Note: There is no longer a time requirement for training and this training plan can be modified as needed. All training time lengths are approximate.

This module has been created and is available for assignment on the MN DHS DirectCourse: College of Direct Support website as the "DHS MN V20 245D Basic Service Orientation" module.

Suggested Annual Learning Modules Aligned with MN 245D Training Requirements

LH may select any of the different modules based on training needs in the following topic areas and/or select different lessons from within the courses suggested for each module to help meet some of the annual training requirements. Remember to supplement CDS content with license holder Policies and Procedures per 245D requirements.

Note: CDS was approved for the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Continuing Education Units and all lessons were time studied and awarded contact hours. To receive CEUs learners must complete all lessons in a course. Contact hours are awarded for individual les­sons in learning modules. CEUs are different than contact hours: 1 CEU equals 10 contact hours.

245D requirement: Person-centered planning, services, and support

Module/Lesson

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 1: Individualized Person-centered Supports I

  • CDS Course: Person Centered Planning– All Lessons
  • CDS Course: You’ve got a Friend – All Lessons

7.2 hrs.

DHS MN V20 245D Module 2: Individualized Person-centered Supports II

  • CDS Course: Teaching People with Developmental Disabilities – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Everyone Can Communicate – All Lessons

10.7. hrs.

DHS MN V20 245D Module 4: Community Living Supports I

  • CDS Course: Community Inclusion – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Working with Families and Support Networks – All Lessons

6.9 hrs.

DHS MN V20 245D Module 6: Participant Directed Supports

  • CDS Course: Implementing Participant-Directed Supports – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Hiring Great Direct Support Professionals – All Lessons

5.6 hrs.

Module/Lesson

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 3: Rights and Choice

  • CDS Course: Civil Rights and Advocacy – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Individual Rights and Choice – All Lessons

8 hrs.

245D requirement: Skills necessary to provide appropriate support in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

Module/Lesson

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 5: Community Living Supports II

  • CDS Course: Home and Community Living

5.4 hrs.

245D requirement: Following safety practices

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 7: Support Services Safety I

  • CDS Course: Safety at Home and in the Community – All Lessons

6.5 hrs.

245D requirement: Maltreatment protection, response, planning and reporting

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 8: Support Services Safety II

  • CDS Course: Maltreatment: Prevention and Response – All Lessons

7.6 hrs.

245D requirement: Be prepared for emergencies and follow emergency response procedures to ensure the person’s safety in an emergency AND follow universal precautions and sanitary practices

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 9: Support Services Safety III

  • CDS Course: Emergency Preparedness – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Universal Precautions – All Lessons

7.9 hrs.

245D requirement: Appropriate and safe techniques in personal hygiene and grooming, including hair care; bathing; care of teeth, gums, and oral prosthetic devices; and other activities of daily living

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 10: Health and Wellness I

  • CDS Course: Personal Care – All Lessons

5.5 hrs.

245D requirement: Understanding of what constitutes a healthy diet according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the skills necessary to prepare that diet

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 11: Health and Wellness II

  • CDS Course: Supporting Healthy Lives – All Lessons

8.1 hrs.

245D requirement: Unlicensed staff may administer medications only after successful completion of medication administration training

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 12: Health and Wellness III

  • CDS Course: Introduction to Medication Supports – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Illnesses – Lesson 3

9.1 hrs.

245D requirement: Use of positive behavioral support strategies

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 13: Positive Behavioral Support

  • CDS Course: Functional Assessment – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Positive Behavior Supports – All Lessons

14.3 hrs.

245D requirement: Other topics as determined necessary

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 14: Employment Service Supports

  • CDS Course: Employment Supports for People with Disabilities – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Supporting Jobs and Careers in the Community – All Lessons

7.2 hrs.

DHS MN V20 245D Module 15: Disability Focused Supports I

  • CDS Course: Strategies for Supporting People with ASD (3.1 hrs.)
  • CDS Course: Cerebral Palsy (2.1 hrs.)
  • CDS Course: Depression (3.8 hrs.)
  • CDS Course: Brain Injury (3.6 hrs.)
  • CDS Course: Diabetes (2.2 hrs.)
  • CDS Course: Epilepsy (5 hrs.)

11.1 hrs.

DHS MN V20 245D Module 16: Disability Focused Supports II

  • CDS Course: Introduction to Developmental Disabilities – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Illnesses – All Lessons

13.8 hrs.

245D requirement: Person-centered planning, services, and support

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 18: Direct Support Professional Development II

  • CDS Course: Cultural Competence – All Lessons

6.2 hrs.

DHS MN V22 245D Module 20: Supervisor Professional Development I [1]

  • CFSM-E: Supervision and Leadership: Understanding the FLS Role

  • CFSM-E: Supervision and Leadership: Attributes of Successful FLSs

  • CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Exploring Leadership in the FLS Role

  • CFSM-L: Supervision and Leadership: Applying the NADSP COE in Supervision, Management, and Leadership

  • CFSM-E: Business Practices and Organization Development: Writing SMART Goals

3.1 hrs.

DHS MN V22 245D Module 21: Supervisor Professional Development II

  • CFSM-M: Business Practices and Organization Development: Choosing Training Methods

  • CFSM-I: Workforce Development: Choosing Training Topics

  • CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Orientation Practices

  • CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Understanding Employee Assessment

  • CFSM-M: Business Practices and Organization Development: Understanding Training

5 hrs.

DHS MN V22 245D Module 22: Advanced Supervisor Professional Development I

  • CFSM-E: Business Practices and Organization Development: Using Competencies in Core Business Practices

  • CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Employee Development

  • CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Management Approaches and Employee Retention

  • CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Starting Out with Employee Coaching

  • CFSM-I: Supervision and Leadership: Teamwork

3.6 hrs.

DHS MN V22 245D Module 23: Advanced Supervisor Professional Development II

  • CFSM-L: Workforce Development: The Workforce Development Plan
  • CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Realistic Job Previews
  • CFSM-M: Workforce Development: Recruiting for Retention

  • CFSM-I: Workforce Development: Selection Strategies for Employee Success and Retention

3.5 hrs.

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module: 19: Healthy Relationships

  • CDS Course: You’ve Got a Friend – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Maltreatment: Prevention and Response – Lessons 2, 3, 5-13, 19
  • CDS Course: Individual Rights and Choice – All Lessons

12 hrs.

245D requirement: Other topics as determined necessary AND data privacy requirements according to sections 13.01 to 13.10 and 13.46, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Lesson/Module

Approx. Training Time

DHS MN V20 245D Module 17: Direct Support Professional Development I

  • CDS Course: Professional Documentation Practices – All Lessons
  • CDS Course: Direct Support Professionalism – All Lessons
  • CDS: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - All Lessons

7.8 hrs.