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SB 482: Community Health Worker Certification

GENERAL BILL by Braynon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Joyner

Community Health Worker Certification; Requiring the Department of Health to approve qualified third-party credentialing entities to administer voluntary community health worker certification programs; establishing criteria for the approval of a third-party credentialing entity; requiring a third-party credentialing entity to issue a certification to certain qualified individuals who meet the grandfathering standards established by the entity; establishing a maximum fee for such certification, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/23/2015 Senate • Filed
2/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 63
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
3/5/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/10/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2015 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 190
3/11/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 190
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services