# Georgia — Assisted living facility minimum staffing requirements by US state — how many staff must be on duty, and what that guarantees

For Georgia, which rule this is is continuing education hours required during the first year of employment as a direct care worker; type of staffing rule is training requirement; staff training or continuing education requirement is a total of at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education within the first year of employment as a direct care worker; regulatory citation is Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** continuing education hours required during the first year of employment as a direct care worker _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** training requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Staff training or continuing education requirement:** a total of at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education within the first year of employment as a direct care worker _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (5) Training Hours Required During First Year of Employment. All staff offering hands-on personal services to the residents, including the administrator or on-site manager, must satisfactorily complete a total of at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education within the first year of employment as a direct care worker.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/georgia/Ga-Comp-R-Regs-R-111-8-63-.09

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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