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Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act

USA117th CongressHR-7744| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2022
Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (44)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Tim Burchett (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Victoria Spartz (Republican)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Steve Scalise (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Julia Letlow (Republican)Chris Jacobs (Republican)Marie Newman (Democratic)John W. Rose (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Greg Pence (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Tracey Mann (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Building America's Health Care Workforce Act This bill extends certain flexibilities relating to training and competency requirements for nurse aides in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs). Generally, 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 waived some of these requirements during the COVID-19 emergency period so as to allow facilities to maintain adequate staffing levels; the waiver ends in June 2022. The bill extends these flexibilities for at least two years after the bill's enactment and specifies that (1) any time worked by a nurse aide during the emergency period counts toward the 75 hours required for initial training, and (2) a competency evaluation may be conducted at the SNF or NF where the nurse aide is employed if the state does not offer such an evaluation at least once a week.
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Timeline
May 12, 2022
Introduced in House
May 12, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  • May 12, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • May 12, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • May 12, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Health

Allied health servicesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursing

Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act

USA117th CongressHR-7744| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2022
Building America's Health Care Workforce Act This bill extends certain flexibilities relating to training and competency requirements for nurse aides in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs). Generally, 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 waived some of these requirements during the COVID-19 emergency period so as to allow facilities to maintain adequate staffing levels; the waiver ends in June 2022. The bill extends these flexibilities for at least two years after the bill's enactment and specifies that (1) any time worked by a nurse aide during the emergency period counts toward the 75 hours required for initial training, and (2) a competency evaluation may be conducted at the SNF or NF where the nurse aide is employed if the state does not offer such an evaluation at least once a week.
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Timeline
May 12, 2022
Introduced in House
May 12, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  • May 12, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • May 12, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • May 12, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (44)
Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Tim Burchett (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Victoria Spartz (Republican)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Steve Scalise (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Julia Letlow (Republican)Chris Jacobs (Republican)Marie Newman (Democratic)John W. Rose (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Greg Pence (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Tracey Mann (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Allied health servicesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursing