Washington Initiative 1029

Washington Initiative 1029 (2008) was an initiative concerning long-term home health-care workers, approved in the Washington state general election of November 4, 2008. It required "long-term care workers to be certified as home care aides based on an examination, with exceptions; increase training and criminal background check requirements; and establish disciplinary standards and procedures."

Initiative 1029

Concerning the requirements for long-term home healthcare workers
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 2,113,773 72.53% No 800,733 27.47% Total votes 2,914,506 100.00%
Results by county: Yes:   60–70%   70–80%

External links

Text of measure at https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Long-Term_Care_Initiative,_Initiative_1029_(2008)