SB 1102 — An Act amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), known as the Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act, providing for training for long-term care, for criteria for nurse aides and for limitation on department.

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WARD,1102 ROTHMAN, PENNYCUICK, CULVER, HUTCHINSON, FARRY, PHILLIPS-HILL, DUSH, CAPPELLETTI, MASTRIANO, SCHWANK, LAUGHLIN AND ROBINSON, MARCH 12, 2024 REFERREDINTRODUCED TOBY EDUCATION,ARGALL, MARCHBROOKS, 12,BOSCOLA, 2024GEBHARD, ANJ. ACT Amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), entitled "An act providing for Statewide nurse aide training programs relating to nursing facilities," providing for training for limitation on department.ria for nurse aides and for The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

WARD, ROTHMAN, PENNYCUICK, CULVER, HUTCHINSON, FARRY, PHILLIPS- HILL, DUSH, MASTRIANO, LAUGHLIN AND ROBINSON, MARCH 12, 2024 SENATOR ARGALL, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, APRIL 30, 2024 AN ACT Amending the act of June 9, 1997 (P.L.169, No.14), entitled "An act providing for Statewide nurse aide training programs relating to nursing facilities," providing for training for long-term care, for criteria for nurse aides and for limitation on department.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

<-- (1) Develop and implement a long-term care curriculum for nurse aides.

(4) Review an A FACILITY'S application for approval to <-- enroll in ESTABLISH a training program.

If the department <-- fails to approve an initial application within 45 calendar days of receipt, the application shall be deemed approved.

(b) Eligibility for admittance to examination.-- <-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an individual who is a student nurse or graduate nurse shall be admitted to sit for the nurse aide examination if the individual demonstrates that the individual has completed courses through a nursing program that is equivalent to the requirements of the nurse aide training program.

(1) Successfully complete a State-approved nurse aide 20240SB1102PN1421 - 2 - curriculum and training program or the long-term care 20240SB1102PN1564 - 2 - curriculum for nurse aides and achieve a minimum score, established by the department, on the nurse aide competency examination, which shall consist of:

(3) Be a student of an accredited registered nurse or <-- licensed practical nursing program who obtains a passing grade in a fundamentals of nursing course or equivalent and achieves a minimum score, established by the department, on the nurse aide competency examination.

(b)(3) FacilityNOTWITHSTANDING proctoringANY ofOTHER thePROVISION competencyOF evaluation.--LAW, (1)BE TheA competency<-- evaluationSTUDENT may,NURSE atOR theGRADUATE nurseNURSE aide'sTHAT option,HAS beCOMPLETED conductedCOURSES atTHROUGH theA facilityNURSING inPROGRAM whichTHAT theIS nurseEQUIVALENT aideTO isTHE orREQUIREMENTS willOF beTHE employedNURSE unlessAIDE theTRAINING facilityPROGRAM isAND describedACHIEVES inA 42MINIMUM CFRSCORE 483.151(b)(2)AS (relatingREQUIRED toBY stateTHE reviewDEPARTMENT andON approvalTHE ofNURSE nurseAIDE aideCOMPETENCY trainingEXAMINATION. and competency evaluation programs).

(b) Facility proctoring of the competency evaluation.-- (1) The competency evaluation may, at the PROSPECTIVE <-- nurse aide's option, be conducted at the facility in which the PROSPECTIVE nurse aide is or will be employed unless the <-- facility is described in 42 CFR 483.151(b)(2) (relating to state review and approval of nurse aide training and 20240SB1102PN1564 - 3 - competency evaluation programs).

20240SB1102PN1421 - 3 - (ii) is standardized and scored by a testing, educational or other organization approved by the department;

SectionAS 2.AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 9.

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(1) THE ADDITION OF SECTION 3.1(1), (2) AND (3) OF THE ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN ONE YEAR.

(2) THE ADDITION OF SECTION 3.2(B) OF THE ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.

(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 30 days.

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