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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2863 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3609
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to translated CNA exams.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/19/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/25/2023Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/1/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/2/2023Rady Mom18th Middlesex2/2/2023Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/20/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex1/20/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex2/3/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/3/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/6/2023John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth2/6/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/8/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/17/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol2/20/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/22/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/23/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/28/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex3/1/2023 2 of 2
William C. Galvin6th Norfolk3/1/2023Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk3/1/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden3/1/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk3/3/2023William J. Driscoll, Jr.7th Norfolk3/6/2023Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester3/16/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2863 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3609
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3609) of Tackey
Chan and others relative to translated certified nurses assistant exams. Public Health.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to translated CNA exams.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section
272W and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
3 (a) As used in this section the following words shall have the following meanings:-
4 “Long term care facility”, a convalescent home, nursing home, rest home or charitable
5home for the aged licensed under the provisions of section seventy-one.
6 “Nurses’ aide”, any employee of a long term care facility who provides nursing care
7under the supervision of a nurse for the purpose of providing safety, comfort, personal hygiene
8or protection of a patient in a long term care facility.
9 (b) The commissioner after consultation with the secretary of elder affairs and the board
10of registration shall establish standards for the training of nurses’ aides which shall include a
11minimum of sixty hours of training. 2 of 2
12 (c) Any person administering a long term care facility who hires a nurses’ aide shall
13provide such training for said nurses’ aide within ninety days of the commencement of
14employment.
15 (d) Any long term care facility which complies with the provisions of this section shall
16have the costs of such compliance recognized in its interim rate of payment.
17 (e) A nurses’ aide who receives their training and works in a facility whose resident
18population is predominantly non-English speaking, shall be offered the option to take the nurses’
19aide certification exam in a language other than English, including, but not limited to, Spanish
20and Chinese; provided, however, that the department shall determine which languages the exam
21shall be offered in.
22 (f) The department shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry
23out the provisions of this section.
24 SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect on October 1, 2024.