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Extension of 200-day Deadline to 365 Days
Per Senate Bill 5672 (PDF), the home care aide program has adopted emergency rules under WSR 25-18-034 (PDF) to allow home care aides to work for up to 365 days from their date of hire. This timeline change is retroactive. Any home care aide applicant who is working while completing their training, testing, and credentialing process can now work for up to 365 days from their date of hire, regardless of whether they previously passed their 200-day timeline. If a home care aide has already passed 365 days and is still waiting to be credentialed, their employer may provide the Department of Health with an updated date of hire to start the timeline over with an additional 365 days. The requirement to complete training within 120 days of the date of hire has not changed.
The 365-day extension timeline expires on December 31, 2027. Anyone who provides the Department of Health with an application after December 31, 2027, will then be allowed only 200 days to work while they complete the credentialing process.