Rhode Island staff emergency training
New employees receive at least two hours of orientation and training within ten days of hire, covering fire prevention, emergency preparedness and procedures, medical emergency procedures and resident elopement. In-service training follows at intervals not to exceed twelve months.
What Rhode Island requires
New employees receive at least two hours of orientation and training within ten days of hire, covering fire prevention, emergency preparedness and procedures, medical emergency procedures and resident elopement. In-service training follows at intervals not to exceed twelve months.
216-RICR-40-10-2 § 2.4.13(G)(1), (H)(1) · Rhode Island Department of Health · checked September 2026Deadline: 10 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 Rhode Island’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 Rhode Island readiness sheet.
General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it.