Nurses CARE Act of 2021
Latest action · Jan 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nurses Certification And Recognition of Experience Act of 2021 or the Nurses CARE Act of 2021
This bill expands qualifying training and competency requirements for nurse aides in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) for nurse aides who initially train and work during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Currently, SNFs and NFs may not hire nurse aides for longer than four months unless they meet certain training and certification requirements. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has waived some of these requirements during the emergency period so as to allow facilities to maintain adequate staffing levels.
The bill allows individuals who complete a training program, competency assessment, and at least 80 hours of supervised work experience as a temporary nurse aide during the emergency period, and who meet other specified competency requirements, to qualify for prolonged work as nurse aides in SNFs and NFs beyond the emergency period.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2021 to Aug 30, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jan 15, 2021 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Aug 30, 2022 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2021Referred 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.
- Jan 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Allied health services
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medicare
- Nursing
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2021Introduced in House
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