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Better Home Nursing Care: New Medicaid Quality Standards for Complex Needs.

This law establishes national quality standards for continuous skilled nursing services provided under the Medicaid program. It renames these services and mandates that complex home care requiring multiple hours of continuous service must be delivered by licensed nurses. The goal is to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries, especially those with severe health needs, receive higher and more consistent quality care in their homes and communities.
Key points
National quality standards will be developed for continuous skilled nursing services under Medicaid to improve safety and consistency of care.
Complex-care patients requiring continuous nursing must receive services only from licensed nurses (RNs or LPNs).
Continuous skilled nursing services are officially included in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver programs.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_6592
Sponsor: Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]