{"id":1583,"date":"2015-10-07T23:40:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T23:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2017-01-03T16:20:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T16:20:29","slug":"new-california-bill-requiring-dishonesty-licensing-surety-bond-impacts-home-care-agency-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/new-california-bill-requiring-dishonesty-licensing-surety-bond-impacts-home-care-agency-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"New California Bill Requiring Dishonesty Licensing Surety Bond Impacts Home Care Agency Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a California home care provider agency? If so, a new law enacted by the State of California requires you to obtain a $10,000 surety bond<\/strong>. California Assembly Bill 782<\/a>, dubbed the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act (HCSCPA), takes effect January 1, 2016. Commercial surety bonds help guarantee that vendors will comply with local statute or court-mandated requirements. The intent of AB 782 is to help prevent abuse and neglect by home care providers and the bond requirement provides financial indemnity for damages caused by improper conduct of the home care practitioners. These new regulations were implemented to benefit the home care industry by helping to ensure the competency of today\u2019s home care workers and eliminate unscrupulous providers. The bill defines Home Care Agency as: \u201cAn individual, 18 years of age or older, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, association, or other entity that arranges for home care services by an affiliated home care aide to a client and is licensed.\u201dOther requirements to the law in addition to the California dishonesty bond<\/a><\/strong> include:<\/p>\n