HB 897 - Nursing Home Facility Staffing Requirements

• Reduces minimum combined certified nursing assistant and licensed nursing staffing from 9 hours to 3.6 hours of direct care staff per resident per day on a weekly average basis.

• Maintains minimum certified nursing assistant staffing at 2.5 hours per resident per day with a minimum ratio of one direct care staff person per 20 residents at any time.

• Maintains minimum licensed nursing staffing at 1.0 hour per resident per day with a minimum ratio of one licensed nurse per 40 residents at any time.

• Adds definition of "direct care staff" to clarify it includes personnel providing direct care services to residents but excludes staff performing nursing administration, staff development, and administrative functions.

• Effective date: July 1, 2019.