(a) (1) The department shall administer the Career Pathways Program for providers of in-home supportive services under this article, or Section 14132.95, 14132.952, or 14132.956, or waiver personal care services under Section 14132.97, to increase the quality of care, recruitment and retention of providers for recipients and to provide training opportunities for career advancement in the home care and health care industries. Providers who have completed provider enrollment but who may not currently be providing services to a recipient, and are eligible to work for a recipient, including registry and emergency backup providers, may participate in the Career Pathways Program. (2) The objectives of the career pathways include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (A) Promotion of recipient self-determination principles. (B) Dignity in providing and receiving care through meaningful collaboration between the recipient and provider. (C) Advancement of health and service equity, including the quality of care, care outcomes, and life. (D) Promotion of a culturally and linguistically competent workforce to serve the growing racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of an aging population. (E) Increase in both provider employment retention and recruitment of new providers to maintain a stable workforce for recipients. (3) Each career pathway shall include multiple courses of related curriculum on a given topic. Five career pathways shall be offered, including all of the following: (A) The basic skills career pathways are (i) general health and safety and (ii) adult education topics. (B) The specialized skills career pathways are (i) cognitive impairments and behavioral health, (ii) complex physical care needs, and (iii) transitioning to home and community-based living from out-of-home care or homelessness. (b) In administering this section, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Review and approve proposed training curriculum that is consistent with the requirements of subdivision (a). (2) Upon completion of a competitive process, enter into agreements with multiple qualified third-party entities that the department deems qualified to provide training as approved pursuant to subparagraph (1). (3) Determine the methodology and distribution of appropriated funds pursuant to this section. (c) (1) For purposes of this section, âqualified third-party entityâ means a county, public authority, or nonprofit consortium as defined in Section 12301.6, a nonprofit entity that is tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a Taft-Hartley Labor Management Partnership. For-profit entities are strictly excluded from this definition. (2) A qualified third-party entity shall have both of the following: (A) Experience in training in person or online, using live instructor-led sessions or self-paced learning modules, which include a competency-based curriculum that is grounded in adult educational principles and that supports multiple languages wherever possible. (B) The capacity to recruit and enroll providers electronically, in person, or both. (d) Provider participation in the training described in subdivision (a) shall be voluntary, and the training shall be offered at no cost to providers. Providers shall be compensated for each hour of training at a rate equivalent to the countyâs hourly negotiated wage rate for in-home supportive services providers. Counties and public authorities shall not be required to provide any funding for compensation to providers for training provided pursuant to this section. (e) To the extent possible, career pathways may include curriculum that promotes retention of providers or that meets licensing and certification course requirements to assist providers in achieving their identified career advancement in the home care and health care industries. (f) A provider shall be eligible to receive an incentive payment or multiple incentive payments, with an incentive payme
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