{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5p-15","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5P-15","heading":"Establishment of In-home Care Registry.","body":"(a) There is continued within the Bureau of Senior Services an in-home care worker registry which is to be maintained by the bureau. The purpose of the registry is to provide the public a list of in-home care workers, along with their qualifications, who voluntarily agree to be included and who have obtained a criminal background check.\n(b) \"In-home care worker\" means an unlicensed person who provides personal care or other services and supports to persons with disabilities or to the elderly in order to enhance their well-being and which involves face-to-face direct contact with the person. Functions performed may include, but are not limited to, assistance and training in activities of daily living, personal care services, and job-related supports.\n(c) The bureau shall propose rules for legislative approval during the 2014 legislative session in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to establish the following:\n(1) The registry of in-home care workers;\n(2) The requirements for inclusion on the registry as an \"in-home care worker\", including educational attainment;\n(3) A fee schedule: Provided, That the Commissioner of the Bureau of Senior Services shall waive the initial registration fee for the first sixty days the registration is active;\n(4) Requiring an applicant to obtain a state or federal criminal background check, as determined in legislative rule by the bureau;\n(5) How a person obtains information from the registry; and\n(6) Any other requirement necessary to implement the provisions of this section.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5P. SENIOR SERVICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5P-15/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:24Z","sha256":"b45720915b5f496ca5080fe497fb1067c899f2bf945d12a0a743e1d281873560","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5p-14","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5q-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}