,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbe,mr4  
,van ,orden introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services to adjust  
certain training requirements for       
certified nursing assistants in nursing 
facilities and skilled nursing          
facilities4  #a4 ,short title  ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,certified     
,nursing ,assistant ,workforce          
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,adjusting      
certain training requirements for       
certified nursing assistants in nursing 
facilities and skilled nursing          
facilities ,not later than #a year after

 the date of the enactment of this      
section1 the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services shall revise section   
#dhc4aeb7;a77#e77;i7 of title #db1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 such that1   
for purposes of the training            
requirements applicable to nurse aides  
pursuant to section #ahai7;f77#b7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acie;i-#c7;f77#b77 and section         
#aiai7;f77#b7 of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acifr7f77#b771 a registered  
nurse who provides general supervision  
for such training must possess a minimum
 of #b years of nursing experience1     
without regard to whether any portion of
 such experience is in the provision of 
long term care facility services4