Better Nursing Home Care: Stricter Penalties and Expanded Staff Background Checks.
This law tightens quality standards for facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. It introduces a mechanism preventing nursing homes fined heavily for substandard care from training new nurse aides for up to two years. Furthermore, it expands access to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), allowing more healthcare providers to thoroughly check the professional history of potential employees, aiming to increase patient safety.
Key points
Nursing facilities assessed high civil monetary penalties (at least $10,697) for substandard quality of care will be barred from operating nurse aide training programs for up to two years.
Access to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is expanded to include more Medicare and Medicaid providers for comprehensive employee background checks.
The changes aim to enhance patient safety and improve the quality of care provided to seniors by linking service quality directly to the ability to train new staff.
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