Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce Improvement Act.
Section 2. Adjusting certain training requirements for certified nursing assistants in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 483.152(a)(5)(i) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, such that, for purposes of the training requirements applicable to nurse aides pursuant to section 1819(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(f)(2)) and section 1919(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(f)(2)), a registered nurse who provides general supervision for such training must possess a minimum of 2 years of nursing experience, without regard to whether any portion of such experience is in the provision of long term care facility services.