Letter to Senate President Steve Yarbrough and Speaker of the House J.D. Mesnard of Arizona

This proposal requests a modification to statutes to: establish voluntary certification among CHWs to allow for increased protection of patients and community members working with CHWs in their home or healthcare environments; implement a CHW certification board to review training program curricula that target CHW Core Competencies; and encourage a uniformly educated CHW workforce. Certification will help to more adequately inform the community members and healthcare employers of CHWs profession status and skill set..