Ask Congress to Keep Temporary Nursing Assistant (TNA) Flexibilities! Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and David McKinley (R-WV) introduced H.R. 7744, the Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act, in response to CMS’s announcement earlier this year that it would roll back certain waiver modifications implemented at the beginning of the pandemic, and require all training and certification requirements for certified nursing assistant (CNA) trainees to be completed by early October. If enacted, the Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act would extend the TNA flexibility for 24 months, enable TNAs to continue working in their current roles, and put their on-the-job experience and training toward the 75-hour federal CNA training requirement. Please take a few minutes to add your voice to the many providers asking Congress to support these critical flexibilities that allow adequate direct care workers to provide services for older adults in need. Take Action via this link.

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Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
lhofmann@leadingagewa.org