Summary

Prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing, enforcing, or giving effect to the HHS final rule published May 10, 2024 on minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities and Medicaid institutional payment transparency, and bars HHS from issuing any substantially similar rule. Requires HHS to create an Advisory Panel on the Nursing Home Workforce within 60 days, sets membership and operating rules, requires public virtual access to meetings, and mandates an initial report and annual updates assessing workforce shortages, access barriers for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and recommendations on workforce, regulation, and training. No new funding is provided in the text.

• Stops HHS from implementing or enforcing the May 10, 2024 final rule on long‑term care minimum staffing standards and Medicaid institutional payment transparency.
• Bars HHS from issuing any substantially similar rule after enactment.
• Requires HHS to create a 17‑member Advisory Panel on the Nursing Home Workforce within 60 days.
• Panel must meet publicly (real‑time virtual access), post recordings/transcripts within 30 days, and report findings and recommendations publicly.
• Initial panel meeting required within 180 days of appointments and an initial report due within 60 days after that meeting, with annual updates thereafter.
• Reports must assess workforce shortages (including rural/underserved areas), barriers for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and recommend workforce, training, and regulatory actions.
• The Federal Advisory Committee Act applies; quorum is 13 members and members serve up to 2‑year terms.
• No new funding or appropriations are included to address staffing shortages or implement panel recommendations.