Care-Worker Credential Deadline Library

Home-care credentials do not follow one national renewal rule.

“HHA,” “Home Care Aide,” “CHHA,” and “nurse aide” can describe different credentials in different states. This library separates those rules instead of pretending every caregiver renews the same certificate on the same schedule.

Published guides

Use the credential name and issuing authority that actually apply.

Each guide starts with an official source, explains the state's actual credential and renewal mechanics, and shows when the information was last verified and when it must be reviewed again.

Washington Home Care Aide renewal: annual birthday expiration, 12 hours of CE, 90-day renewal window, and reminder checklist.

Washington Home Care Aide certifications expire annually on the credential holder's birthday. Current state guidance allows renewal within 90 days before expiration and requires 12 hours of approved continuing education each year for certified home care aides.

Updated 2026-09-09 · verified 2026-09-09 · review by 2027-03-01

New Jersey CHHA renewal: November 30 odd-year deadline, late-renewal period, fees, and reminder checklist.

New Jersey Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide certificates follow a statewide odd-year renewal cycle. Current Board guidance sets November 30 as the regular renewal deadline and allows late renewal through December 31 with an added fee.

Updated 2026-09-09 · verified 2026-09-09 · review by 2027-07-15

Indiana Home Health Aide renewal: two-year registration, annual in-service hours, work requirement, and reminder checklist.

Indiana Home Health Aide registrations are valid for two years and must be renewed to remain active. Current state guidance requires 12 in-service hours each year and at least eight hours of qualifying nursing-related work during each two-year renewal cycle.

Updated 2026-09-09 · verified 2026-09-09 · review by 2027-03-01

Three states, three different systems

Washington HCA, New Jersey CHHA, and Indiana HHA should not be collapsed into one template.

Washington has a Home Care Aide certification that generally expires every year on the holder's birthday and requires annual continuing education. New Jersey uses the Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide designation and a statewide odd-year renewal calendar. Indiana maintains a Home Health Aide registration with a two-year cycle plus annual in-service and work requirements.

That variation is why Deadline Hawk stores the user's verified date instead of inventing a generic recurrence rule for every caregiver credential.

Related frontline credentials

The organizational buyer

A care organization may be tracking hundreds of dates across one workforce.

Home-care agencies, home-health agencies, assisted-living communities, adult family homes, skilled-nursing facilities, hospice providers, and healthcare staffing firms may employ people with several different credential types. One administrator can be responsible for HCA, HHA, CHHA, CNA or nurse-aide records alongside RN/LPN licenses, CPR/BLS, first aid, medication-aide credentials, and recurring training dates where those requirements apply.

From one renewal to a team workflow

Freshness and terminology

Common search language is useful. The regulator's terminology controls the facts.

Every public guide shows Published and Updated dates.
Every factual guide also shows Last Source Verification and Review By dates.
Pages are rechecked at least annually, and sooner when renewal systems or rules are changing.
Deadline Hawk tracks dates and follow-through; it does not determine whether a worker is legally qualified for a role.

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