LeadingAge advocates have been out in force to lobby for H.R. 1265, the bipartisan Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act. When a nursing home gets fined more than $10,000 — despite the reason – it cannot train staff to be certified nursing assistants for 2 years. The bill would change the law to give CMS the choice to decide which penalty makes sense when a problem is found.
- Want to keep up the momentum over the August recess? Go to our “Make Your Voice Heard” webpage beginning August 1st. Send a letter asking your representative to support the bill – or, visit him or her in a district office.
- If your member is on the bill already – list follows – thank him or her! Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Colin Peterson (D-MN) introduced the bill, and Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jim Banks (R-IN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Steve Watkins (R-KS), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Adrian Smith (R-NE) are cosponsors.
