California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §15673: Home health aides certified prior to July 1, 1998, shall, as a condition of renewal of their certificates, undergo a criminal background check pursuant to Section 1736.

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Home health aides must undergo criminal background checks as a condition of certificate renewal or initial application, effective July 1, 1998.

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Home health aides certified prior to July 1, 1998, shall, as a condition of renewal of their certificates, undergo a criminal background check pursuant to Section 1736.6 of the Health and Safety Code. Commencing July 1, 1998, pursuant to Section 1736.6 of the Health and Safety Code, home health aide applicants whose applications are submitted on or after July 1, 1998, shall undergo a criminal background check.

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