| State |
Training Hours |
Home Care Licensing |
Non-Medical Training |
Additional |
| Alabama |
8 |
No licensing requirements |
None |
|
| Alaska |
8 |
No licensing requirements (only business license required)
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
CPR training, First Aid training, TB test required |
| Arizona |
8 |
Licensure for Home Care Agencies Requires Basic Caregiver Training. DCW Caregivers for Medicaid (ALTECS) Must Have 6 Hours of Training
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Arkansas |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| California |
10 |
5 Hours Training Prior to Presence with a Client + 5 Hours Annual Training
|
|
|
| Colorado |
8 |
Personal care |
8 hours |
|
| Connecticut |
8 |
Personal Care - Home care agencies not licensed under Dept. of Health but "registered" under Dept. of Consumer Protection, which requires background checks, basic training
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Background check required |
| Delaware |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| District of Columbia |
|
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Florida |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Georgia |
8 |
Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Hawaii |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Idaho |
8 |
|
No training required |
|
| Illinois |
8 |
Home Services |
8 hours |
|
| Indiana |
8 |
Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Iowa |
8 |
No license required |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Home care agency provides training |
| Kansas |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Home care agency provides training |
| Kentucky |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Louisiana |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Home care agency provides training |
| Maine |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Home care agency provides training |
| Maryland |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Massachusetts |
8 |
Special business license |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Michigan |
8 |
No licensing required |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Minnesota |
8 |
Special business license, personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Mississippi |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Missouri |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Montana |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Nebraska |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
16 of the 75 hours must be supervised training
|
| Nevada |
8 |
Companion/Homemaker, personal care
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course Covering 16 Subjects
|
No specified number of required training hours, but training in 16 subjects is required by the state
|
| New Hampshire |
8 |
Companion/Homemaker, personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Home care agency provides training |
| New Mexico |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| New York |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| North Carolina |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| North Dakota |
8 |
|
No training required |
|
| Ohio |
8 |
|
No training required |
|
| Oklahoma |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Oregon |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Pennsylvania |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Must be completed within the first 3 months of employment |
| Rhode Island |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
20 hours in classroom; 5 hours practical |
| South Carolina |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| South Dakota |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Tennessee |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Texas |
8 |
Personal Care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Utah |
8 |
Companion/Homemaker, personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Vermont |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
Caregivers must pass a state test as well as a background check and drug test
|
| Virginia |
8 |
Personal care |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| West Virginia |
8 |
No licensing requirements |
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Wisconsin |
8 |
No licensing requirements for personal care
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
|
| Wyoming |
8 |
|
Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course
|
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