INARF Q&A List Serve Question: Driving Tests for Direct Care Staff

Responses:

• No, we do not
• We do annual Defensive Driving online training course, but not a physical test.
• No
• No, we do not, but I have seen a GEO locator used in vehicles that tracks location mileage and speed. They can be synced to a phone app with notifications.
• We run annual driving records and do a passenger assistance technique training annually, but we do not do driving tests.
• No, we evaluate DSPs as part of their initial hands-on training with a road test demonstration, and we only repeat this as remediation after an accident, ticket, or other offense.
• We don’t, but we do require annual driver safety training and run a BMV records check annually.
• Defensive driving training along with a “test drive” during new employee orientation. Annually- DSPs complete a defensive driving course on Relias.
• Staff do an annual defensive driving class online, but do not complete a behind the wheel portion annually. We only do a behind the wheel portion when hired, and then retraining if there is an incident that occurs such as an accident or injury.
• We complete competency checks for those associates that are responsible for driving wheelchair accessible vehicles.