Section 1736.2 Of Chapter 8. Home Health Agencies From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8.
1736.2
. (a) Certificates issued for certified home health aides
shall be renewed every two years and renewal shall be conditioned on
the certificate holder obtaining a criminal record clearance pursuant
to Section 1736.6.
(b) Certificates issued to certified home health aides shall
expire on the certificate holder's birthday.
(c) To renew an unexpired certificate, the certificate holder
shall, on or before the certificate expiration date, apply for
renewal on a form provided by the state.
(d) The department shall give written notice to a certificate
holder 90 days in advance of the renewal date and 90 days in advance
of the expiration of the fourth year that an application has not been
submitted, and shall give written notice informing the certificate
holder in general terms of the provisions governing certificate
renewal for certified home health aides. Nonreceipt of the renewal
notice does not relieve the certificate holder of the obligation to
make a timely renewal. Failure to make a timely renewal shall result
in expiration of the certificate.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired
certificate may be renewed at any time within four years after its
expiration on the filing of an application for renewal on a form
prescribed by the department.
Renewal under this article shall be effective on the date on which
the application is filed. If renewed, the certificate shall continue
in effect until the date provided for in this section, when it shall
expire if it is not again renewed.
(f) If a certified home health aide applies for renewal more than
30 days after expiration but within four years after the expiration,
and demonstrates in writing to the department's satisfaction why the
renewal application was late, then the state department shall issue a
renewal. A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall
be renewed as provided in this article, but this renewal does not
entitle the certificate holder, while the certificate remains
suspended, and until it is reinstated, to engage in the certified
activity, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the
order or judgment by which the certificate was suspended.
(g) A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in
this section, but it cannot be renewed.
(h) A certificate that is not renewed within four years after its
expiration cannot be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated
except upon completion of a certification training program unless
deemed otherwise by the state department if both of the following
conditions are met:
(1) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists that, if the
certificate were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension.
(2) The person takes and passes any examination that may be
required of an applicant for a new certificate at that time, that
shall be given by an approved provider of a certification training
program.
(i) Certificate holders shall notify the department within 60 days
of any change of address. Any notice sent by the department shall be
effective if mailed to the current address filed with the
department.
(j) Certificate holders that have been certified as both nurse
assistants pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 1337) of
Chapter 2 of Division 2 and home health aides pursuant to this
chapter shall renew their certificates at the same time on one
application.