SB 5672: Delaying the home care aide certification requirements.
Signed into law: Chapter 341, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Muzzall
- Introduced
- February 5, 2025
- Status
- C 341 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 5/17/2025. (May 23, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Directs the Department of Health (Department) to adopt rules to provide long-term care workers additional time to become certified as home care aides, beyond the 200-day standard. Allows long-term care workers additional time to receive a home care certification if they meet criteria established by the Department.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 202596 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 21, 202548 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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