# 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 initial training deadline for all staff, whatever their role; type of staffing rule is training requirement; staff training or continuing education requirement is receives training within the first 60 days of employment; 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:** initial training deadline for all staff, whatever their role _(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:** receives training within the first 60 days of employment _(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

> (2) Initial Training for All Staff. The administrator or on-site manager must ensure that any person working in the assisted living community as staff, receives training within the first 60 days of employment on the following: (a) residents' rights and identification of conduct constituting abuse, neglect or exploitation of a resident and reporting requirements to include the employee's receipt of a copy of the Long-Term Care Facility Resident Abuse Reporting Act as outlined in O.C.G.A. § 31-8-81 et seq.; (b) general infection control principles including importance of hand hygiene in all settings and attendance policies when ill; (c) training necessary to carry out assigned job duties; and (d) emergency preparedness.

## 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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