WA SB5100

Expands certification exemptions for long-term care workers providing in-home care to spouses or domestic partners, adding them to the list of family caregivers (children, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, grandparents, grandchildren) who do not need certified home care aide credentials

Removes separate exemption categories for spousal caregivers under the WA Cares Fund (Chapter 50B.04 RCW) and VA home and community-based programs, consolidating all spousal/domestic partner caregiving under unified rules

Requires spouse or domestic partner caregivers to complete 15 hours of basic training plus at least 6 hours of focused training based on the care recipient's needs within 120 days of becoming a long-term care worker

Standardizes terminology throughout RCW 18.88B.041 and 74.39A.076 by replacing "individual provider" with "long-term care worker providing in-home care"

Amends existing law from 2024 (Chapter 322) to create consistent training and certification requirements across all family caregiver categories regardless of funding source