3 Steps To Get Your California HCA ID
Dear Caregiver, here is how you get your HCA ID (Home Care Aide ID) in your first step to becoming a professional caregiver (it’s easier than it sounds):
STEP 1. Register as a HCA (Home Care Aide) with the state (this is what CA calls caregivers — “Home Care Aides”).
⇒ Time: 5-10 minutes (you do it online here)
- when asked for a PIN enter R38XKSPE
- TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR HCA ID # in case you lose it
- Text your HCA to FirstLight at 916-749-4307 if you are trying to work in the Sacramento area
- IF YOU LOSE OR FORGET YOUR ID (or think you already have one from another job) you can call this number and get it by using your social security number or California driver’s license: 1-877-424-5778
STEP 2: Get “Live Scanned” (this means you will get background checked using your fingerprints). This usually takes less than a week (unless there are delays) and costs $70 – $80. FirstLight will reimburse you after you work 160 hours.
To get Live Scanned, first Print this LIC 9163 – HCA Live Scan Form and fill it out (it has the FirstLight information already on it). Then bring this form to a Live Scan location.
Some places you can go for your Live Scan include Five Star Fingerprinting at 6721 Five Star Blvd in Rocklin ((916) 630-7827) and most UPS Stores. If you also need a TB test, you can get a Live Scan and a TB test at the same time at the Wellness Mart at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117, Roseville, (916) 781-2555. Wellness Mart also has a Sacramento location at the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive). To save you time, Wellness Mart also offers TB tests (see below).
STEP 3: Get a TB (Tuberculosis) test showing that you are “negative” or do not have TB, and bring it to FirstLight.
One good place to go (and there are others) is the Wellness Mart (where you can also get Live Scanned if you are trying to save time). There is one in Roseville at 300 Harding Blvd. Suite 117 (916) 781-2555 or askros@wellnessmart.com), and another at the Arden Town Shopping Center (558 La Sierra Drive) (916) 480-0600 or asksac@wellnessmart.com). Wellness Mart charges $47 for their TB test (http://wellnessmart.com/tb-testing/ ).
Please contact us with any questions! Congratulations on embarking on rewarding career in one of the fastest growing fields!
Your FirstLight Home Care Team
