Delaying the home care aide certification requirements.

 S-1099.2

SENATE BILL 5672

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Muzzall, Cleveland, Chapman, Dozier, and Nobles

Read first time 02/05/25. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

AN ACT Relating to delaying the home care aide certification requirements; amending RCW 18.88B.021 ; adding a new section to chapter 18.88B RCW; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.88B RCW to read as follows:

(1) The department shall adopt rules to allow long-term care workers additional time to become certified as the office of the state auditor completes their biennial performance audit under section 201, chapter 1, Laws of 2012 (Initiative Measure No. 1163), on the training requirements and competency assessments for home care aides and shall provide recommendations for the consideration of the legislature. Rules adopted under this section must be effective until 90 days after adjournment of the session proceeding the publishing of the 2026 biennial performance audit under section 201, chapter 1, Laws of 2012 (Initiative Measure No. 1163).