Continuing education is not required for any of the following:
(1) Individual providers caring only for the provider's:
(a) biological, step, or adoptive child; or
(b) sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership.
(2) Individual providers that:
(a) Provide no more than 20 hours of nonrespite care in any calendar month to only one person who is not the provider's:
(i) biological, step, or adoptive child; or
(ii) sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership;
(b) Provide respite services and work 300 hours or less of respite in any calendar year;
(3) Before January 1, 2016, a long-term care worker employed by a community residential service business; and
(4) Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and advanced registered nurse practitioners licensed under chapter
18.79 RCW, even if voluntarily certified as a home care aide under chapter
18.88B RCW.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.88B.021,
18.88B.041,
18.88B.060,
74.08.090,
74.39A.076, and
74.39A.341. WSR 24-05-003, § 388-71-1001, filed 2/8/24, effective 3/10/24. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.20.270,
70.128.230,
74.08.090,
74.39A.070, and
74.39A.074. WSR 23-01-022, § 388-71-1001, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520,
43.43.832,
74.39A.270,
74.39A.056,
74.39A.074,
43.20A.710,
74.39A.525,
43.43.842,
74.39A.326,
74.39A.515,
74.39A.505,
18.88B.021,
43.43.837 and 2018 c 278. WSR 21-18-081, § 388-71-1001, filed 8/30/21, effective 10/1/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-71-1001, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13.]