Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act aims to bolster the direct care professional workforce, which is facing significant shortages and low wages. It provides grants for training, recruitment, career advancement, and worker support programs. The bill also seeks to improve reimbursement rates for long-term care services provided by these professionals and addresses issues like wage theft and workplace violence. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure a sufficient and well-supported workforce to meet the growing needs of older adults and people with disabilities.
Key provisions
- Provides grants for recruiting, retaining, and advancing direct care professionals.
- Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care services provided by direct care professionals.
- Establishes a process for States to receive increased Medicaid funding based on implementing specific workforce improvement strategies.
- Supports training programs for direct care professionals, including apprenticeships and career pathways.
- Addresses issues of wage theft and workplace violence through grant programs and standards.
- Creates a National Direct Care Professional Training Standards Commission.
- Expands access to paid sick leave and family leave for direct care professionals.
- Establishes a process for collecting data and evaluating the impact of the legislation on the direct care professional workforce.
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