MA S1496

Bill

Relative to the certification of resident care assistants

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the certification of resident care assistants. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend Chapter 111 of the General Laws to allow certain nurse aides or Resident Care Assistants hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency to forego the requirement of completing the state-approved Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training program, provided they have either successfully completed an online asynchronous CNA training program and competency assessment, or 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 emergency under the supervision of a licensed or registered nurse. These nurse aides would still be required to pass the state CNA certification exam to be deemed a certified nurse aide.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Mike Moore (D)*, Anne Gobi (D), Jason Lewis (D), Matt Muratore (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2692 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1496

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1496
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1496.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1942	Requiring OSHA training	No further action taken	Similar To
H2216	Relative to Certification of Resident Care Assistants	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H307	Relative to the civilian certification of military medical personnel	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H3690	Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics	No further action taken	Similar To
S1488	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4330	Similar To
S1490	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1617	Relative to elevator certification fees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1909	Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2042	Providing training for boards and commissions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2409	Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2494	Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2692	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S338	Ensuring diversity in public education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1942

Requiring OSHA training

No further action taken

Similar To

H2216

Relative to Certification of Resident Care Assistants

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H307

Relative to the civilian certification of military medical personnel

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H3690

Relative to EMT certification of veterans and military medics

No further action taken

Similar To

S1488

Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force

Accompanied a new draft, see H4330

Similar To

S1490

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1617

Relative to elevator certification fees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1909

Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2042

Providing training for boards and commissions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2409

Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2494

Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2692

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S338

Ensuring diversity in public education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2748

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