Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act

This proposal would block the federal government from putting new staffing rules on nursing homes into effect. It would stop the Health and Human Services Department from carrying out a 2024 rule that set minimum nurse staffing levels and added reporting on how Medicaid dollars are paid to frontline workers in these facilities. The blocked rule included having a nurse onsite 24/7, at least 3.48 total nursing hours per resident per day, and new state reports on payments to direct care and support staff in nursing homes and certain disability care facilities.

If passed, the stop would begin as soon as the law takes effect, meaning those staffing standards and reporting requirements would not be enforced.

• Who is affected: Residents and families in nursing homes, nurses and other care staff, nursing home operators, and state Medicaid programs.
• What changes: Federal minimum staffing rules and certain Medicaid payment transparency reports would be halted and not enforced.
• When: The block would start on the date the law is enacted.