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Home Care Certification Course offered by ActivityDirector.org

Caregiver Training Requirements By State  

Caregiver training requirements for each state are shown below. 

 8-hour  Home Care Certification course meeting the standards developed by the NCCAP.org

   

 

 










  1. Alabama 8-hour Caregiver Course, No licensing requirements 
  2. Alaska 8-hour Caregiver Course,No licensing requirements (only business license required) CPR, First Aid Training, TB test are required.
  3. Arizona 8-hour Caregiver Course, Licensure for Home Care Agencies Requires Basic Caregiver Training. DCW Caregivers for Medicaid (ALTECS) Must Have 6 Hours of Training 
  4. Arkansas 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  5. California 10-hours total : 5-hours Training Prior to Presence with a Client + 5 Hours Annual Training 
  6. Colorado 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  7.  Connecticut 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care - Home care agencies not licensed under Dept. of Health but "registered" under Dept. of Consumer Protection, which requires background checks, basic training. Background check required. 
  8. Delaware 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  9. District of Columbia  8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  10. Florida 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  11. Georgia 8-hour Caregiver Course, Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care 
  12. Hawaii 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  13.  Idaho 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  14. Illinois 8-hour Caregiver Course, Home Services 
  15. Indiana 8-hour Caregiver Course, Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care 
  16. Iowa 8-hour Caregiver Course, No license required Home care agency provides training.
  17. Kansas 8-hour Caregiver Course, Home care agency provides training.
  18. Kentucky 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  19. Louisiana 8-hour Caregiver Course, Home care agency provides training. training details
  20. Maine 8-hour Caregiver Course, Home care agency provides training. 
  21. Maryland 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  22. Massachusetts 8-hour Caregiver Course, Special Business License 
  23. Michigan 8-hour Caregiver Course, No licensing required 
  24. Minnesota 8-hour Caregiver Course, Special Business License, Personal Care 
  25. Mississippi 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  26. Missouri 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  27. Montana 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  28. Nebraska 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 16 of the 75 hours must be supervised training
  29. Nevada 8-hour Caregiver Course, Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care No specified number of required training hours, but training in 16 subjects is required by the state. 
  30. New Hampshire 8-hour Caregiver Course, Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care Home care agency provides training.
  31. New Jersey 76-hour Caregiver Course, CNA, Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care 
  32. New Mexico 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  33. New York 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  34. North Carolina 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  35. North Dakota 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  36. Ohio 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  37. Oklahoma 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  38. Oregon 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care
  39. Pennsylvania 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care Must be completed within first 3 months of employment
  40. Rhode Island 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 20 hours in classroom; 5 hours practical
  41. South Carolina 8-hour Caregiver Course, Established - postponed drafting specifics until October 
  42. South Dakota 8-hour Caregiver Course,
  43. Tennessee 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  44. Texas 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  45. Utah 8-hour Caregiver Course, Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care 
  46. Vermont 8-hour Caregiver Course, Caregivers must pass a state test as well as a background check and drug test. 
  47. Virginia 8-hour Caregiver Course, Personal Care 
  48. Washington 75-hours Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care 85-hours to become a CNA 
  49. West Virginia 8-hour Caregiver Course, No licensing requirements 
  50. Wisconsin 8-hour Caregiver Course, No licensing requirements for personal care 
  51. Wyoming 8-hour Caregiver Course,                                                                                                          list provided by Cargiverlist.com

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