Robert Ehrlich: “H.R. 968 prevents the termination of certain training programs where the reason for the termination is an operational…”

“H.R. 968 prevents the termination of certain training programs where the reason for the termination is an operational deficiency unrelated to the quality of the program, and where no alternative training program exists within a reasonable distance. In this regard it is vitally important for rural America that the nursing home provisions of the Reconciliation Act of 1987 instituted training standards for long-term facility nurse aides, requiring a minimum of 75 hours of training for these aides. These requirements, among others, must be met in order for nursing facilities to be eligible for payment by Medicare and Medicaid. However, these current Federal nursing facility laws often deprive nursing facilities of the ability to provide in-house training.”