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Providers press DCYF workgroup over experience waivers and verification under HB 1648
Summary
The HB 1648 staff‑qualifications workgroup debated how to count and verify experience for waiver eligibility, whether Merit or licensors will verify, and whether family input should inform qualifications. Providers raised appeals process, equity and documentation concerns.
DCYF staff and providers spent a substantial portion of a March 25 provider‑supports meeting on implementation details of HB 1648 and the staff‑qualifications workgroup.
Susie Campbell, staff‑qualifications coordinator, summarized workgroup progress: members favor broadening how experience is recognized, are weighing flexibility and transferability, and plan later sessions on education and training. Campbell said Merit will be enhanced to calculate the five‑year experience threshold…
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