Existing law, the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, requires a home care organization, as defined, to ensure that an affiliated home care aide completes specified training requirements prior to providing home care services, including annual training related to the aide's clients' rights and safety and how to provide for a client's daily living needs. Existing law provides for the registration of unaffiliated home care aides, and conditions the registration renewal of an unaffiliated home care aide on compliance with specified requirements, including that the aide submits a registration renewal application form and pays a fee.
This bill would additionally require a home care organization to ensure that a home care aide completes, prior to providing home care and annually thereafter, training related to the special care needs of clients with dementia. The bill would additionally require an unaffiliated home care aide to submit, as a condition of the registration renewal, a signed affidavit that the home care aide attended or viewed an online training video on caring for individuals with dementia. By requiring the signing of an affidavit, the bill would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Statutes affected:
SB 412: 1796.31 HSC, 1796.44 HSC
02/14/25 - Introduced: 1796.31 HSC, 1796.44 HSC