How Do You Become A Home Registered Caregiver In California

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

IF YOU Need TO Notice 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

Yous must now create an business relationship on the Guardian web site to register every bit a HCA — at this web site: https://guardian.dss.ca.gov/Applicant/
- you be asked for a PIN, which needs to be provided by the company you will exist working for
As of one/22/21 there are delays in getting your registration approved through Guardian
- For back up email Guardian at HCSB@dss.ca.gov (you can as well endeavor calling 1-888-422-5669 or one-800-822-8490 or 1-877-424-5778 simply you may not get whatsoever assistance)
Hither is the official informational page from Guardian: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/community-intendance-licensing/caregiver-background-bank check/guardian

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SACRAMENTO Expanse CAREGIVERS – CLICK HERE TO TEXT US YOUR HCA #

STEP 1: Register as a HCA (Abode Care Aide) with the state (this is what CA calls caregivers — "Home Care Aides").
⇒ Time: 5-10 minutes (you do information technology online here)

when asked for a Pivot use the 1 supplied by the FirstLight Home Care office
TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR ID # — because equally of one/29/21 you will non get an email with it, and you tin't detect it when you log back in either.
IF YOU FORGET YOUR ID you tin telephone call this number and become it by using your social security number or California driver'southward license: 1-877-424-5778

⇒Cost: $35

⇒ SACRAMENTO AREA CAREGIVERS – CLICK Here TO TEXT US YOUR HCA #

⇒Reimbursement: FirstLight volition reimburse you lot after 160 hours of client visits (you must give us the original receipt)
When you are done registering, y'all will get a HCA ID (Home Care Aide ID). Don't lose this number. Please text or e-mail this HCA ID to Tesia at the FirstLight Office at 916-742-5328.

Click hither for the online HCA Registration form

when asked for a PIN use the i supplied past the FirstLight Abode Care office

Footstep 2: Go "Live Scanned" (this ways you will get groundwork checked using your fingerprints). [NOTE to CNA's and others: Y'all tin skip this stride IF you already got live scanned for a senior/residential care facility or for a child care company].
⇒ Time: 10-xx minutes to get fingerprinted, and usually less than a week to get the results (here is the LIC 9163 – HCA Live Scan Form)
⇒Cost: $35
⇒Reimbursement: FirstLight will reimburse you after 160 hours of client visits (y'all must requite us the original receipt)

To go Alive Scanned, get-go Impress this LIC 9163 – HCA Alive Scan Class and fill it out (it has the FirstLight data already on it). So bring this form to a Live Scan location.

The cheapest place we've found is $64 at Five Star Fingerprinting at 6721 V Star Blvd in Rocklin ((916) 630-7827). The next best price is $69 at near UPS Stores. For $72, y'all can become a Live Browse at the Wellness Mart at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117, Roseville, (916) 781-2555. Wellness Mart besides has a Sacramento location at the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive). To save you lot fourth dimension, Wellness Mart also offers TB tests (see below).

STEP 3: Go a TB (Tuberculosis) test showing that y'all are "negative" or do non have TB, and bring information technology to FirstLight.
⇒ Time: 10-20 minutes to get tested, and then you lot have to go back in iii-4 days to become the results (they look at your pare), and that will have 10-twenty minutes
⇒Cost: $38 at Wellness Mart, $37 at Med-vii or sometimes you tin can get it for free through your insurance

To save time, you can go to the Wellness Mart and get alive scanned AND TB tested. They're only not the cheapest. There is i in Roseville at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117 (916) 781-2555 or askros@wellnessmart.com), and some other at the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive) (916) 480-0600 or asksac@wellnessmart.com). Health 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)