SB 5672 — Delaying the home care aide certification requirements.

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, 2025
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 21, 2025
  48 yea · 0 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2025
  49 yea · 0 nay

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