Section 501.9.1. Jailer training.

       9.1(1) Basic training. All jail administrators shall meet the following requirements within six months of appointment. Jailers shall meet the following requirements within one year of employment:

        a.           First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

       (1)             The individual shall hold a Red Cross standard first-aid certificate or the equivalent or one of the following:

        1.            Certification of Iowa law enforcement emergency care provider (ILEECP) from the Iowa department of public health; or

        2.            Certification of completion of an emergency medical technician program; or

        3.            Certification of completion of a first-aid training program appropriate to jail usage which was developed by a sheriff’s department. First-aid training criteria shall include, at a minimum, the following topics:

	Shock	Acute abdomen
	Bleeding	Allergic reaction
	Internal bleeding	Bites and stings
	Burns	Convulsions/seizures
	Chemical burns	Diabetic coma and insulin shock
	Chest injuries	Heat stroke
	Eye injuries	Hypothermia
	Poisoning by mouth	Fractures
	Head and face injuries	Drug overdose
	Spine injuries	Hanging
	Pain	Childbirth

All instructors providing this training shall be certified pursuant to subrule 9.2(2); or

4. Licensure to practice as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or medical practitioner in the state of Iowa.

       (2)             The individual shall be certified as having successfully completed the basic life support training conducted under the program of the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.

       (3)             All certification or licensure required by this rule must thereafter be maintained current according to the standards of the certifying or licensing agency.

        b.           Either the successful completion of a 40-hour training program approved by the academy or the successful completion of a National Sheriffs’ Association correspondence course shall be applicable to jailers and administrators employed in all jails as per subrule 9.2(1). Either course must be appropriately documented to reflect course content, length of session, and instructor(s). All instructors presenting classes either in the 40-hour or continuing education program shall be certified by academy personnel utilizing certification standards adopted by the academy. It shall be the responsibility of the training program director to make certain all instructors are certified and the training program is approved.

        c.           All staff providing medication shall be trained in accordance with the Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ association medication training program or other program approved by the Iowa board of pharmacy examiners.

       9.1(2) Continuing education. During each fiscal year of employment following completion of the required basic training as set forth in subrule 9.1(1), paragraphs “a” and “b,” jailers and the administrator of a jail shall complete 20 hours of in-service training, not to include proficiency in first aid, CPR recertification, chemical agents, or firearms qualification.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 80B.11.