H.R. 4468 · 116th Congress
Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dwight Evans
- Introduced
- 2019-09-24
- Latest action
- 2019-09-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act
This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission.