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HCA Application & Licensing
The Department of Health approves and renews Home Care Aide licenses.
To apply for your Home Care Aide license and get a state exam date, we encourage you to apply online. You will need the following:
Application fee $100.00
– if you would like to take your state HCA exam at one of our locations you will use the Training Program Site Code of:
- Edmonds: SHEDMONDS
- Olympia: SHOLYMP
- Sequim: SHSEQUIM
- Spokane: SHSPOK
- Tri-Cities: SHPASCO
- Vancouver: SHVANC
**If you don’t have a social security number, you will also need to fill out this declaration page.**
It is highly encouraged to submit your Home Care Aide State Credential Application online with the Department of Health.
Submit an online application to Department of Health.
Test Date & HCA State Exam
After acquiring pending license number, 75 hour HCA certificate, and paying exam fees you will be eligible to schedule with us for one of our locations.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER/SCHEDULE A STATE EXAM
For information regarding pending licenses you can contact the Department of Health HCA credentialing unit: 360-236-2700 or hmccreview@doh.wa.gov
RESOURCES:
- Instructions to apply online can be found on DOH’s website at: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/home-care-aide/licensing-information.
Practice
We encourage students to practice for both the written and skills exams.
We have two knowledge practices exams available:
If you have trouble passing the practice exam, you may wish to review DSHS’s Fundamentals of Caregiving workbook.
Students who attended S&H Training Center are provided further resources (we provide a link to specific videos to ensure they comprehend and can refer to during further study/practice).
Background Check
If you are not currently employed, Department of Health runs the necessary background checks.
A background check will be performed by your employer if you are employed.
Disqualify Crimes:
Certain criminal convictions, pending charges, and negative actions automatically disqualify a person from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults, juveniles, and children, or working for Residential Care Services, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Adult Family Homes, and Home Care agencies.
