AHCA/NCAL supports a bill that Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) recently introduced to address the nationwide shortage of Certified Nursing Assistants. The bill, known as the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Workforce Improvement Act, would expand the number of qualified supervisors for CNA training programs. It will allow Registered Nurses (RN) with a minimum of two years of nursing experience to supervise CNA training, regardless of whether their experience comes from working in a long term care facility or another health care facility.
The full bill text, including the press statement from Rep Van Orden, is
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