New Staff Training
Medication Training for CCLD guidelines
All Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) licensed by the California Department of Social Services (Department), Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) must comply with the medication regulations in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations (22 CCR) and the Health and Safety Code (HSC).

http://ccld.ca.gov/res/pdf/MedicationsGuide.pdf
Facilities licensed to provide care for 15 or fewer persons
The employee shall complete ten (10) hours of initial training on medications.
Six (6) hours shall consist of hands-on shadowing training, which shall be completed prior to assisting with the self-administration of medications.
Four (4) hours shall consist of medication training and instruction (described below) to be completed within the first two (2) weeks of employment.
To complete the training requirements, each employee shall pass an examination testing the employee’s comprehension of, and competency in, the subjects listed below.
The employee shall also complete eight (8) hours of in-service training on medication related issues in each succeeding 12-month period.
Facilities licensed to provide care for 16 or more persons
The employee shall complete twenty four (24) hours of initial medication training.
Sixteen (16) hours shall consist of hands-on shadowing training, which shall be completed prior to assisting with the self-administration of medications.
Eight (8) hours shall consist of medication training and instruction (described below) to be completed within the first four (4) weeks of employment.
To complete the training requirements, each employee shall pass an examination testing the employee’s comprehension of, and competency in, the subjects listed below.
The employee shall also complete eight (8) hours of in-service training on medication related issues in each succeeding 12-month period.

Medication Training Requirements
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=1569.69 .

Requirements: Medication Training Requirements Have Changed Effective January 1, 2016, initial and annual training requirements for direct care staff, staff assisting residents with self-administration of medication, as well as for licensed and certified staff, have changed. The following table summarizes the new training requirements related specifically to medication administration. Current medication training requirements can be found in Health and Safety Code section 1569.69. Do NOT follow the training requirements found in Title 22, section 87411, as these have been superseded by the new statute. The Department is currently writing new regulations to reflect the new requirements. Remember that the following training requirements are in addition to the other training requirements for direct care staff.
Medication Shadowing

http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/npr-b-56.pdf