CADSAW Act
USA117th CongressS-1192| Senate
| Updated: 4/15/2021
Angus S. King
Independent Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (1)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Career Advancement for Direct Support Aid Workers Act or the CADSAW Act This bill provides funding through FY2024 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for demonstration projects to train individuals for careers as home health aides, nursing assistants, or similar direct support aid workers. HHS must award grants, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to states, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, and other organizations to carry out these projects. In addition, the bill increases Medicare payments for services furnished by an individual who has completed training through such a project.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Welfare
Allied health servicesAppropriationsCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHome and outpatient careMedical educationMinority healthNursingRural conditions and developmentWomen's health
CADSAW Act
USA117th CongressS-1192| Senate
| Updated: 4/15/2021
Career Advancement for Direct Support Aid Workers Act or the CADSAW Act This bill provides funding through FY2024 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for demonstration projects to train individuals for careers as home health aides, nursing assistants, or similar direct support aid workers. HHS must award grants, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to states, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, and other organizations to carry out these projects. In addition, the bill increases Medicare payments for services furnished by an individual who has completed training through such a project.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Angus S. King
Independent Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (1)
Finance Committee
Social Welfare
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Allied health servicesAppropriationsCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHome and outpatient careMedical educationMinority healthNursingRural conditions and developmentWomen's health