Payment for the exam must be included along with the complete DOH application submitted to DOH. If an email address is not provided, Prometric will NOT schedule candidates to take the certification exam. Prometric requires candidates to provide an email address to be scheduled for the certification exam. The Department of Health (DOH) Application includes information required to schedule candidates for the certification exam. Complete a Washington State Department of Health application within fourteen days of hire. Take a practice test for the new knowledge exam that went live on May 1, 2016ĪTTENTION: All Home Care Aide test takers and trainers!Ī new certification law took effect in January 2012 that requires candidates of the Washington Home Care Aide program to follow some new guidelines in regards to their training and certification.
Please visit DOH’s webpage HERE for more information Īs of May 1, 2016, Prometric and the Washington Department of Health have enhanced the candidate application process in addition to introducing a new Knowledge Exam to certify Home Care Aides. For the latest updates regarding COVID-19 in general and best practices for overall health and safety, please visit. Candidates must also follow any site requests or restrictions to test with Prometric. Site entry restrictions may vary by site and include such things as proof of COVID-19 testing (IFT sites only), temperature checking, sign in logs, etc. Site specific, local and state guidelines may also apply and must be followed. Please be advised that testing sites may also have their own safety guidelines. You will be prohibited from testing if you don’t have a mask. Prometric guidelines require that a candidate must bring and wear a mask at all times and follow the instruction of the Home Care Aide Evaluator. At this time, the following test sites have not resumed: WAREGLYNN While much about testing will remain the same, Prometric has instituted new safety procedures for all Home Care Aide testing events in response to COVID-19, including special training for our staff, additional cleaning at testing sites, and a new mask requirement for all test takers.
We will reschedule any impacted candidates as soon as we can, and appreciate your patience as it may take some time to get all sites operational again. Prometric resumed home care aide testing on July 15, 2020, where allowed by local jurisdictions and as supported by available testing sites and staff. Our responses have taken into account numerous perspectives, including governmental policies and information provided by local/global health organizations. NOTICE: Prometric has been actively engaged in identifying and responding to the potential health risks COVID-19 poses to our test takers, staff, and other individuals.