Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.88B.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Community residential service business" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 74.39A.009.(2) "Date of hire" means the first day the long-term care worker is employed …
RCW 18.88B.021 Certification requirements.
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(1) Beginning January 7, 2012, except as provided in RCW 18.88B.041 and 18.88B.022, any person hired as a long-term care worker must be certified as a home care aide as provided in this chapter within 200 calendar days after the date of hire. A long-term care worker who is not cu…
RCW 18.88B.022 Certification requirements—Additional time to complete.
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(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 require…
RCW 18.88B.031 Certification examinations.
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(1) Except as provided in RCW 18.88B.041 and subject to the other requirements of this chapter, to be certified as a home care aide, a long-term care worker must successfully complete the training required under RCW 74.39A.074(1) and a certification examination. Any long-term car…
RCW 18.88B.035 Provisional certification.
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(1) The department may issue a provisional certification to a long-term care worker who is limited English proficient to allow the person additional time to comply with the requirement that a long-term care worker become certified as a home care aide within two hundred calendar d…
RCW 18.88B.041 Exemptions from training requirements.
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(1) The following long-term care workers are not required to become a certified home care aide pursuant to this chapter:(a)(i)(A) Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants or persons who are in an approved training program for certified nursing as…
RCW 18.88B.050 Disciplinary action—Uncertified practice.
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(1) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs uncertified practice, issuance and renewal of certificates, and the discipline of persons with certificates under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplinary authority under this chapter.(2) The secretary may…
RCW 18.88B.060 Authority of department.
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(1) The department has the authority to:(a) Establish forms, procedures, and examinations necessary to certify home care aides pursuant to this chapter;(b) Hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement this section;(c) Issue certification as a home…
RCW 18.88B.070 Nurse delegated tasks.
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(1) The legislature recognizes that nurses have been successfully delegating nursing care tasks to family members and others for many years. The opportunity for a nurse to delegate nursing care tasks to home care aides certified under this chapter may enhance the viability and qu…
RCW 18.88B.080 Disqualification.
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A long-term care worker disqualified from working with vulnerable persons under chapter 74.39A RCW may not be certified or maintain certification as a home care aide under this chapter.[ 2023 c 223 s 1; 2012 c 164 s 501.]Notes:Finding—Intent—Rules—Effective date—2012 c 164: See n…
RCW 18.88B.090 Reinstatement of certification.
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(1) A certificate that has been expired for five years or less may be reinstated if the person holding the expired certificate:(a) Completes an abbreviated application form;(b) Pays any necessary fees, including the current certification fee, late renewal fees, and expired creden…
RCW 18.88B.800 Reduction of barriers—Training and testing system—Examination of testing sites—Report.
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(1) The department of health, in consultation with the department of social and health services and other relevant participants, shall:(a) Devise a system that reduces delays between training and testing for home care aides that includes the following:(i) Developing and implement…