Section 246-980-050. How long does a nonexempt long-term care worker have to complete the home care aide training and certification requirements?  


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  • (1) Training:
    (a) A long-term care worker must successfully complete all training required by RCW 74.39A.074(1) within one hundred twenty calendar days of the date of hire as a long-term care worker.
    (b) A long-term care worker who has not completed the training within one hundred twenty calendar days is no longer eligible to provide care until certification as a home care aide has been granted.
    (2) Certification: A long-term care worker who has not been issued a home care aide certification within two hundred calendar days of the date of hire must stop providing care until the certification has been granted.
    [Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.88B and 18.130 RCW, 2012 c 164, and 2013 c 259. WSR 13-19-087, § 246-980-050, filed 9/18/13, effective 10/19/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.88B and 74.39A RCW. WSR 10-15-103, § 246-980-050, filed 7/20/10, effective 1/1/11.]
Chapters 18.88B and 18.130 RCW, 2012 c 164, and 2013 c 259. WSR 13-19-087, § 246-980-050, filed 9/18/13, effective 10/19/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.88B and 74.39A RCW. WSR 10-15-103, § 246-980-050, filed 7/20/10, effective 1/1/11.