Posted 3/7/2024, 6:17:00 PM
House committee passes bill to block Biden admin nursing home staffing rule amid worker shortage concerns
- House Ways and Means Committee passed bill blocking Biden administration from finalizing nursing home staffing rule
- Rule would require minimum staff levels like 24/7 registered nurse and number of nurses/aides
- Nursing homes warn most would fail to meet at least 1 standard amid shortage
- GOP Chair Jason Smith says rule will force closures, disproportionately impact rural homes
- Nursing home worker union UFCW opposes bill, says understaffing hurts patients and workers