SB2365 establishes standards for community care foster family homes in Hawaii, including caregiver qualifications and continuing education.

SB2365 aims to enhance the quality and safety of community care foster family homes in Hawaii. The bill mandates that primary and substitute caregivers in these homes be at least 21 years old and either a licensed nurse or certified nurse aide. It also requires these caregivers to complete a minimum of twelve hours of continuing education every twelve months or twenty-four hours every twenty-four months. The bill further limits the absence of the primary caregiver to no more than twenty-eight hours in a week, with the substitute caregiver present during the primary caregiver's absence.

SB2365 establishes standards for community care foster family homes in Hawaii, including caregiver qualifications and continuing education.

SB2365 aims to enhance the quality and safety of community care foster family homes in Hawaii. The bill mandates that primary and substitute caregivers in these homes be at least 21 years old and either a licensed nurse or certified nurse aide. It also requires these caregivers to complete a minimum of twelve hours of continuing education every twelve months or twenty-four hours every twenty-four months. The bill further limits the absence of the primary caregiver to no more than twenty-eight hours in a week, with the substitute caregiver present during the primary caregiver's absence.