Eligibility

Track Options

Provider Group

Level 1:

Jump Start – $500
Participants may claim each incentive level once in EITHER Track 1 OR Track 2.

Level 2:

Leap Forward – $750
Participants may claim each incentive level once in EITHER Track 1 OR Track 2.

Level 3:

Recruitment & Retention – $1500
Participants may claim each incentive level once in EITHER Track 1 OR Track 2.

I DO NOT have a current California-issued license or certification in an eligible job role and I intend to get one and work, or volunteer under supervision, in an eligible job setting.

If you do have a current eligible license/certification and/or job role, submit your application in Track 2.

Complete 15 hours of training.

Must live in California and be interested in a home- or community-based healthcare career in an eligible job role. No licensing, certification, or employment verification required.

Complete 15 additional hours of training and already submitted
Level 1.

Must live in California and be interested in a home- or community-based healthcare career in an eligible job role. No licensing, certification, or employment verification required.

Already submitted
Levels 1 and 2.

Choose from:

Proof of employment or supervised volunteering in an eligible job role and setting in California for at least 40 hours for one month.*

OR Proof of registration for an eligible license/certification exam*

OR Proof of earning a current California issued license/certificate for an eligible job role*

OR Proof of registration for, or application to, coursework towards an eligible license or certification*

OR Community Health Worker*** (CHW) in home-based setting only and provide proof of the following:

• Standing offer of employment OR proof of starting a job or active employment or supervised volunteering as a CHW in-home setting only*
• Schedule or anticipated schedule of work or supervised volunteering*
• Supervisor confirmation* Employment / Volunteering Verification Form

***For more information on Community Health Worker Eligibility click here

I DO HAVE a current California-issued license or certification in an eligible job role. I intend to remain in an eligible job setting OR switch to an eligible job setting.

If you do not have a current eligible license/certification and/or job role, submit your application in Track 1.

Complete 15 hours of training.

Must live in California and work or intend to work, or volunteer under supervision, in an eligible home- or community-based setting.

Applicants will be asked to provide proof of current eligible California-issued licensing or certification**

OR

Proof of current active employment or supervised volunteering as a CHW.

Complete 15 additional hours of training and already submitted
Level 1.

Must live in California and work or intend to work in an eligible home- or community-based setting.

AND

Proof of eligibility provided in Level 1.

Already submitted
Levels 1 and 2.

Proof of working or supervised volunteering for 40 hours a month in California in an eligible job role for 4 months or more since November 1, 2023, with the most recent month in a qualifying job setting. Community Health Workers (CHW) must be in a home-based setting only.*

OR

Proof of earning new eligible license/certification (CNA earning an HHA, HHA earning an LVN, etc.)*