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Criminal Record Clearances, Aide Registry Checks, and Fair Chance Hiring

Sets out the criminal record clearances and checks California requires for a home health agency: CDPH certification (which includes a Department of Justice criminal record clearance) and a check of the CDPH registry before hiring any certified home health aide or placing one in contact with patients; fingerprinting of owners, five percent interest holders, and the Administrator; and fair chance hiring rules for any background check the Agency runs for other staff.

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About this policy
Policy number
CA-HH-HR-04
Version
1.0
Main rule
Cal. Health & Safety Code §1736.4(c)
Library
California home health · 58 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
16

In short

  • Every home health aide must hold a current certificate from the California Department of Public Health. We check the state registry before an aide is hired.
  • Your aide certificate expires on your birthday every two years. Renew it on time, or you cannot work as an aide.
  • We do not ask about criminal history before we make a job offer.
  • If the Department tells us an aide’s certificate is suspended or revoked, the aide stops aide work the same day.
  • Background results are kept private and used only for the hiring decision.

What's inside

16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (Cal. Health & Safety Code §1736.4(c))
  • 5. Home Health Aides
  • 6. Owners, Interest Holders, and the Administrator
  • 7. Other Staff: Fair Chance Hiring
  • 8. Confidentiality of Results
  • 9. Responsibilities
  • 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 11. Staff Training
  • 12. References
  • 13. Related Policies and Forms
  • 14. Approval
  • 15. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me that you checked the CDPH registry before you hired this aide.
  • How do you know this aide’s certificate is still current?

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