HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2863        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3609

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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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 translated CNA exams.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/19/2023

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/25/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/20/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

1/20/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/3/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/3/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/6/2023

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/6/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/8/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/17/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/20/2023

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/22/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/23/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/28/2023

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

3/1/2023

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

3/1/2023

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

3/1/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

3/1/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

3/3/2023

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

3/6/2023

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/16/2023

Carlos González

10th Hampden

4/4/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/10/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2863        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3609

By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3609) of Tackey Chan and others relative to translated certified nurses assistant exams.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to translated CNA exams.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 72W and inserting in place thereof the following section:- 

(a) As used in this section the following words shall have the following meanings:- 

“Long term care facility”, a convalescent home, nursing home, rest home or charitable home for the aged licensed under the provisions of section seventy-one. 

“Nurses’ aide”, any employee of a long term care facility who provides nursing care under the supervision of a nurse for the purpose of providing safety, comfort, personal hygiene or protection of a patient in a long term care facility. 

(b) The commissioner after consultation with the secretary of elder affairs and the board of registration shall establish standards for the training of nurses’ aides which shall include a minimum of sixty hours of training. 

(c) Any person administering a long term care facility who hires a nurses’ aide shall provide such training for said nurses’ aide within ninety days of the commencement of employment. 

(d) Any long term care facility which complies with the provisions of this section shall have the costs of such compliance recognized in its interim rate of payment. 

(e) A nurses’ aide who receives their training and works in a facility whose resident population is predominantly non-English speaking, shall be offered the option to take the nurses’ aide certification exam in a language other than English, including, but not limited to, Spanish and Chinese; provided, however, that the department shall determine which languages the exam shall be offered in. 

(f) The department shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect on October 1, 2024.