S.C.R. No. 100 Summary

• Requests the Department of Health to establish a certification process, oversight board, and reimbursement process for community health workers.

• Recommends a two-tiered certification system based on work and education experience, including retroactive certification for workers with at least 80 hours of training and 2,000 hours of prior experience.

• Encourages consideration of multiple payment sources and an oversight body to provide legislative input and oversee community health workers.

• Identifies 11 core competencies for certification standards including cultural competency, health care system navigation, care coordination, and health information technology skills.

• Directs transmission of a certified copy to the Director of Health.