(a) The Department of Health shall issue a certification to be a community health worker to an individual who:(1) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;(2) Meets one (1) of the following requirements:(A) He or she is certified as a community health worker by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association;(B) He or she has worked as a community health worker for two (2) years with one (1) in this state and successfully completes a community health worker training program consisting of one hundred twenty (120) hours of core competency, including eighty (80) hours of didactic training and forty (40) hours of guided field practice from a school or training program approved by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association in consultation with the department;(C) He or she has worked as a community health worker for one (1) year within this state and has met the following requirements as outlined by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association:(i) Successfully completed eighty (80) hours of supplemental training that supports core competency and professional development;(ii) Been assigned a mentor who is a certified community health worker in this state or is eligible for certification and regularly accessed and communicated with the mentor at least two (2) times per month during the first three (3) months of the mentorship and monthly thereafter; and(iii) Been assigned a supervisor who has completed community health worker supervisor training and regularly accessed and communicated with the supervisor at least two (2) times per week during the first three (3) months of supervision and weekly for the remainder of the year; or(D) He or she has four (4) years of experience that provides evidence of proficiency in the core competencies, with two (2) years of experience being in this state; and(3) Submits an application with an application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(1) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(2) Meets one (1) of the following requirements:(A) He or she is certified as a community health worker by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association;(B) He or she has worked as a community health worker for two (2) years with one (1) in this state and successfully completes a community health worker training program consisting of one hundred twenty (120) hours of core competency, including eighty (80) hours of didactic training and forty (40) hours of guided field practice from a school or training program approved by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association in consultation with the department;(C) He or she has worked as a community health worker for one (1) year within this state and has met the following requirements as outlined by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association:(i) Successfully completed eighty (80) hours of supplemental training that supports core competency and professional development;(ii) Been assigned a mentor who is a certified community health worker in this state or is eligible for certification and regularly accessed and communicated with the mentor at least two (2) times per month during the first three (3) months of the mentorship and monthly thereafter; and(iii) Been assigned a supervisor who has completed community health worker supervisor training and regularly accessed and communicated with the supervisor at least two (2) times per week during the first three (3) months of supervision and weekly for the remainder of the year; or(D) He or she has four (4) years of experience that provides evidence of proficiency in the core competencies, with two (2) years of experience being in this state; and
(A) He or she is certified as a community health worker by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association;
(B) He or she has worked as a community health worker for two (2) years with one (1) in this state and successfully completes a community health worker training program consisting of one hundred twenty (120) hours of core competency, including eighty (80) hours of didactic training and forty (40) hours of guided field practice from a school or training program approved by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association in consultation with the department;
(C) He or she has worked as a community health worker for one (1) year within this state and has met the following requirements as outlined by the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association:(i) Successfully completed eighty (80) hours of supplemental training that supports core competency and professional development;(ii) Been assigned a mentor who is a certified community health worker in this state or is eligible for certification and regularly accessed and communicated with the mentor at least two (2) times per month during the first three (3) months of the mentorship and monthly thereafter; and(iii) Been assigned a supervisor who has completed community health worker supervisor training and regularly accessed and communicated with the supervisor at least two (2) times per week during the first three (3) months of supervision and weekly for the remainder of the year; or
(i) Successfully completed eighty (80) hours of supplemental training that supports core competency and professional development;
(ii) Been assigned a mentor who is a certified community health worker in this state or is eligible for certification and regularly accessed and communicated with the mentor at least two (2) times per month during the first three (3) months of the mentorship and monthly thereafter; and
(iii) Been assigned a supervisor who has completed community health worker supervisor training and regularly accessed and communicated with the supervisor at least two (2) times per week during the first three (3) months of supervision and weekly for the remainder of the year; or
(D) He or she has four (4) years of experience that provides evidence of proficiency in the core competencies, with two (2) years of experience being in this state; and
(3) Submits an application with an application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(b) (1) A certification is valid for two (2) years after the date of issuance.(2) To renew a certification, a community health worker shall:(A) Complete twenty (20) hours of professional development and training related to core competencies of a community health worker within the two-year period; and(B) Submit a renewal application with a renewal application fee as determined by the department, in consultation with the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association.
(1) A certification is valid for two (2) years after the date of issuance.
(2) To renew a certification, a community health worker shall:(A) Complete twenty (20) hours of professional development and training related to core competencies of a community health worker within the two-year period; and(B) Submit a renewal application with a renewal application fee as determined by the department, in consultation with the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association.
(A) Complete twenty (20) hours of professional development and training related to core competencies of a community health worker within the two-year period; and
(B) Submit a renewal application with a renewal application fee as determined by the department, in consultation with the Arkansas Community Health Worker Association.
(c) The Arkansas Community Health Worker Association, in conjunction with the Division of Higher Education, shall create and maintain a registry of approved community health worker training programs to be made available to the public.