Hawaii HB2419 amends standards for community care foster family homes, including caregiver age requirements and continuing education.

Hawaii HB2419 amends the standards for community care foster family homes. It mandates that primary caregivers must be at least twenty-one years old, while substitute caregivers must be at least eighteen years old. The bill also requires primary and substitute caregivers to complete a minimum of twelve hours of continuing education every twelve months or at least twenty-four hours every twenty-four months. Additionally, it limits the absence of the primary caregiver to no more than twenty-eight hours per week, with the substitute caregiver present during this time.

Hawaii HB2419 amends standards for community care foster family homes, including caregiver age requirements and continuing education.

Hawaii HB2419 amends the standards for community care foster family homes. It mandates that primary caregivers must be at least twenty-one years old, while substitute caregivers must be at least eighteen years old. The bill also requires primary and substitute caregivers to complete a minimum of twelve hours of continuing education every twelve months or at least twenty-four hours every twenty-four months. Additionally, it limits the absence of the primary caregiver to no more than twenty-eight hours per week, with the substitute caregiver present during this time.