How Do I Register Out Of State Care In The State Of California

HCA Registry Steps: How To Launch Your HCA (Home Care Aide) Career

IF YOU NEED TO Discover OUT YOUR EXISTING HCA NUMBER PLEASE CALL DSS (THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) AT (877) 424-5778.

1/22/21 UPDATE: NEW Procedure / NEW WEB SITE

You must now create an account on the Guardian web site to register as a HCA — at this spider web site: https://guardian.dss.ca.gov/Applicant/
- you be asked for a Pivot, which needs to be provided past the company y'all will be working for
Every bit of 1/22/21 in that location are delays in getting your registration approved through Guardian
- For back up e-mail Guardian at HCSB@dss.ca.gov (you lot can besides try calling i-888-422-5669 or 1-800-822-8490 or one-877-424-5778 merely you may not get any help)
Here is the official informational folio from Guardian: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/customs-intendance-licensing/caregiver-groundwork-cheque/guardian

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SACRAMENTO Area CAREGIVERS – CLICK Here TO TEXT U.s.a. YOUR HCA #

Step 1: Register equally a HCA (Home Intendance Aide) with the state (this is what CA calls caregivers — "Domicile Intendance Aides").
⇒ Time: v-10 minutes (y'all practice information technology online here)

when asked for a PIN use the 1 supplied by the FirstLight Home Care office
TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR ID # — because as of ane/29/21 you volition not get an electronic mail with it, and you can't notice it when you lot log back in either.
IF YOU FORGET YOUR ID you tin can call this number and get information technology past using your social security number or California driver's license: 1-877-424-5778

⇒Cost: $35

⇒ SACRAMENTO Expanse CAREGIVERS – CLICK Here TO TEXT Usa YOUR HCA #

⇒Reimbursement: FirstLight will reimburse you later 160 hours of client visits (you must requite the states the original receipt)
When yous are washed registering, you will get a HCA ID (Home Care Adjutant ID). Don't lose this number. Delight text or electronic mail this HCA ID to Tesia at the FirstLight Role at 916-742-5328.

Click here for the online HCA Registration class

when asked for a Pin use the one supplied by the FirstLight Dwelling Care part

STEP 2: Get "Live Scanned" (this means you volition get background checked using your fingerprints). [NOTE to CNA's and others: You tin skip this step IF y'all already got alive scanned for a senior/residential care facility or for a kid care visitor].
⇒ Time: x-20 minutes to get fingerprinted, and ordinarily less than a calendar week to get the results (here is the LIC 9163 – HCA Live Scan Class)
⇒Price: $35
⇒Reimbursement: FirstLight will reimburse yous after 160 hours of client visits (you must give us the original receipt)

To get Alive Scanned, offset Print this LIC 9163 – HCA Live Browse Grade and make full it out (it has the FirstLight information already on it). And then bring this grade to a Alive Scan location.

The cheapest place we've found is $64 at V Star Fingerprinting at 6721 Five Star Blvd in Rocklin ((916) 630-7827). The next best price is $69 at most UPS Stores. For $72, you can get a Alive Scan at the Wellness Mart at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117, Roseville, (916) 781-2555. Wellness Mart also has a Sacramento location at the Arden Boondocks Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive). To save you lot time, Health Mart also offers TB tests (see beneath).

Footstep 3: Get a TB (Tuberculosis) test showing that you are "negative" or do not take TB, and bring it to FirstLight.
⇒ Time: 10-20 minutes to get tested, then y'all have to get back in 3-4 days to get the results (they look at your skin), and that will have 10-20 minutes
⇒Cost: $38 at Wellness Mart, $37 at Med-7 or sometimes you can become it for free through your insurance

To save time, you can get to the Wellness Mart and get live scanned AND TB tested. They're just not the cheapest. There is one in Roseville at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117 (916) 781-2555 or askros@wellnessmart.com), and another at the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive) (916) 480-0600 or asksac@wellnessmart.com). Wellness Mart charges $38 for their TB test (http://wellnessmart.com/tb-testing/ ).

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Please contact us with any questions! Congratulations on embarking on an excellent career!

Pang, Tesia, Paul, Sabrina & Dawnielle

FirstLight Home Care Team Photo

Pang, Tesia, Paul, Sabrina and Dawnielle (from left to right)