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MA S912
Bill
AI Summary
- Executive office must establish annual rate limits for nursing pools serving licensed facilities, with separate rates for RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, and distinct rates for nursing facilities versus hospitals
- Maximum rates capped at 130% of the average hourly base rate for regular nursing staff, with rates based on median wages, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits of permanent personnel in the same geographic region
- Temporary nursing service agencies limited to no more than 5% in overhead costs and 5% in profit, subject to periodic audits, surveys, and cost reports by the Department of Public Health
- Executive office must create a publicly available Temporary Nursing Service Agency Performance Report Card tracking compliance with conduct standards, staff reliability, facility complaints, and on-site assessments
- Nursing pools prohibited from soliciting or hiring employees from nursing facilities where they have active contracts for the contract duration plus 12 months, and agencies must pay fines for quality-of-care violations caused by their assigned staff
Legislative Description
Ensuring temporary nursing service agency quality
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see S2931
1/29/2026
Committee Referrals
Health Care Financing2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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