California Health and Safety Code

§ 1796.24

HSC § 1796.24 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 13 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) The department shall establish a home care aide registry pursuant to this chapter and shall continuously update the registry information. Upon submission of the home care aide application and fingerprints or other identification documents pursuant to Section 1796.22, the department shall enter into the home care aide registry the person’s name, identification number, and an indicator that the person has submitted a home care aide application and fingerprints or identification documentation. This person shall be known as a “home care aide applicant.”

(2)A person shall not be entitled to apply to be a registered home care aide and shall have their registration application returned without the right to appeal if the person would not be eligible to obtain a license pursuant to Section 1796.40 or 1796.41.

(b)(1) Before approving an individual for registration, the department shall check the individual’s criminal history pursuant to Section 1522. Upon completion of the searches of the state summary criminal offender record information and the records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the home care aide applicant shall be issued a criminal record clearance or granted a criminal record exemption if grounds do not exist for denial pursuant to Section 1522 or 1522.7. The department shall enter that finding in the person’s record in the home care aide registry and shall notify the person of the action. This person shall be known as a “registered home care aide.” If, after approval, the department determines that the registrant has a criminal record, registration may be revoked pursuant to Section 1796.26.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 614, Sec. 5.5. (SB 1093) Effective January 1, 2023.