Georgia staff emergency training

Emergency preparedness is a required orientation topic for staff within the first 60 days of employment.

What Georgia requires

Assisted Living Community (ALC) — Emergency preparedness in staff orientation

Emergency preparedness is a required orientation topic for staff within the first 60 days of employment.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09(2)(d) · Georgia Department of Community Health — Healthcare Facility Regulation · checked September 2026
Assisted Living Community (ALC) — Three hours of initial fire-safety training

Staff of assisted living communities must complete a minimum of 3 hours of initial fire-safety training within 90 days of licensure. The certification expires 3 years after it is issued.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-3-.04 (IFC §403.1.1 as modified) · Georgia Department of Community Health — Healthcare Facility Regulation · checked September 2026Deadline: 90 days from the date the person starts work.
Personal Care Home (PCH) — Emergency evacuation training within 60 days

Staff must be trained in emergency evacuation procedures within the first 60 days of employment.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-62-.09(2) · Georgia Department of Community Health — Healthcare Facility Regulation · checked September 2026Deadline: 60 days from the date the person starts work.
Personal Care Home (PCH) — Initial fire-safety training for personal care home staff

Staff of personal care homes must complete a minimum of 3 hours of initial fire-safety training within 90 days of licensure. The certification expires 3 years after it is issued.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-3-.04 (IFC §403.1.1 as modified) · Georgia Department of Community Health — Healthcare Facility Regulation · checked September 2026Deadline: 90 days from the date the person starts work.

Proving it, not just doing it

Record the start date alongside the training date. The training date alone shows the session happened; the pair shows it happened inside Georgia’s window, which is the thing actually being asked. The fire drill log is the other half of the same request, and both feed the Georgia readiness sheet.

Everything else we’ve researched about Georgia

Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.

General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it.