PA SB114

Requires the Pennsylvania Department of Health to develop and implement a long-term care curriculum for nurse aides, including establishing instructor qualifications requiring registered nurses or licensed practical nurses with at least 2 years of nursing experience and 12 months in long-term care facilities.

Creates automatic approval timelines for facility training program applications: initial applications deemed approved if not acted upon within 45 calendar days, and revised applications deemed approved if not acted upon within 15 days.

Allows nurse aide competency examinations to include a written portion taken remotely over the internet, and permits testing to be conducted and proctored at the facility where the prospective nurse aide will work.

Expands pathways to become a nurse aide to include graduates of accredited RN or LPN programs and student/graduate nurses who have completed equivalent coursework, provided they pass the competency examination.

Prohibits the department from imposing waiting periods on approved nurse aide programs before they can offer online training; provisions take effect on a staggered schedule of 30 days, 60 days, and one year.