HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2041        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2216

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James Arciero

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to certification of resident care assistants.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/11/2021

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/16/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/5/2021

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

3/5/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

3/12/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

3/22/2021

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

3/24/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

3/29/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2041        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2216

By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2216) of James Arciero and others relative to the certification of nurses aides and resident care assistants.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to certification of resident care assistants.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 111 of the Massachusetts General Laws as appearing in the 2018 official edition is hereby amended by inserting the following new section after Section 71C:

Section 71D: Nurse Aide Training

Nurses aides or Resident Care Assistants that were hired during the public health emergency established on March 11, 2020 shall forego the requirement of completing the state approved Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training program if they have met one of the following criteria:

(1)The nurse aide or Resident Care Assistant successfully completed an online asynchronous CNA training program and competency assessment; or

(2)The nurse aide or Resident Care Assistant completed a minimum of 80 hours of nurse aide or supervised practical nurse aide training, on-the-job training or regular in-service nurse aide education during the COVID-19 public health emergency under the supervision of a licensed or registered nurse.

The nurse aides shall be required to successfully pass the state CNA certification exam to be deemed a certified nurse aide.