1.  The Administrator shall ensure that each employee who comes into direct contact with children at any treatment facility and any other division facility into which a child may be committed by a court order receives training within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter. Such training must be approved by the Division and include, without limitation, instruction concerning:

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(a) Controlling the behavior of children;

(b) Policies and procedures concerning the use of force and restraint on children;

(c) The rights of children in the facility;

(d) Suicide awareness and prevention;

(e) The administration of medication to children;

(f) Applicable state and federal constitutional and statutory rights of children in the facility;

(g) Policies and procedures concerning other matters affecting the health, welfare, safety and civil and other rights of children in the facility;

(h) Working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning children; and

(i) Such other matters as required by the Board.

2.  The Division shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.