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2020 SESSION

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HB 688 Certified community health workers; establishes requirements for use of the title.

Introduced by: Lashrecse D. Aird | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Community health workers; certification. Establishes requirements for use of the title "certified community health worker." This bill incorporates HB 474.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Community health workers; certification. Requires the Department of Health to approve one or more entities to certify community health workers in the Commonwealth and prohibits a person from using or assuming the title of certified community health worker unless he is certified by a credentialing entity approved by the Department and submits an application to the Department with evidence of such certification. The bill defines the terms "certified community health worker" and "community health worker."