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Yes, it's true! New license application fees increase to $900 in July 2009. Here is is, straight from the State Website: "Per recent legislation, the fee to be submitted with the AFH license application is $900, for all AFH applications postmarked on or after July 26, 2009. The $900 fee is based on a $100 licensing fee for first year of licensure, and an $800 application processing fee. If the applicant is not licensed, the $100 licensing fee will be returned to the applicant, but not the $800 application processing fee." C http://www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/afh/applications.htm Monica, Need to get the word out about your Care Services? The internet is here to stay. Online research for everything is now the norm, and every business or individual service provider needs a web presence. But how do you get that website noticed? Through Social Media Networking! Just be careful... each social network has its own rules of etiquette. Follow the "rules" of the group, add value to the community, and you'll find yourself perceived as a leader and expert in your field. Then, when someone needs the service you offer, they will immediately think of you as someone they can trust, and seek you out. Aaron Mountain, WSRCC President, contacted me today... He has 15 years experience as an AFH Care Provider. We spoke of online medical records, which he has used in his Care Homes. My licensor told me that with any online system, the caregivers must be able to print out in paper form at any time. He corrected that... Aaron said he verified that state law requires that licensors be allowed access to resident records in EITHER electronic OR hard copy form. That means that when we use online systems, we are not required to print on demand. I came on the AFH scene in 1994 as a Home Health Nurse, visiting clients who lived in Adult Care Homes. The industry fascinated me, and I perceived it as an ideal Home Based Business... Care Providers could work at home and Residents could receive great care in home based settings at a lower cost than in a Nursing Home... It's win/win! |
Jo Lyn Cornelsen
Registered Nurse, Author, Home Business Advocate, AFH Expert, Care Provider, Educator, Speaker... and Online Marketer Archives
February 2012
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