[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3471 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3471

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adjust certain 
   training requirements for certified nursing assistants in nursing 
               facilities and skilled nursing facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2025

Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adjust certain 
   training requirements for certified nursing assistants in nursing 
               facilities and skilled nursing facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Certified Nursing Assistant 
Workforce Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTING CERTAIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED NURSING 
              ASSISTANTS IN NURSING FACILITIES AND SKILLED NURSING 
              FACILITIES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise 
section 483.152(a)(5)(i) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, such 
that, for purposes of the training requirements applicable to nurse 
aides pursuant to section 1819(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395i-3(f)(2)) and section 1919(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396r(f)(2)), a registered nurse who provides general supervision for 
such training must possess a minimum of 2 years of nursing experience, 
without regard to whether any portion of such experience is in the 
provision of long term care facility services.
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