The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has announced the end of temporary waivers of certain long-term care regulatory requirements that were issued in response to COVID-19. The waivers ending immediately include nursing facility resident rights relating to visitors. The waivers ending on May 11, 2023, involve provisions prohibiting a nursing facility from hiring someone to complete nurse aide tasks who is not a certified nurse aide (CNA) for longer than four months. The waivers ending on May 1, 2023, include requirements related to clinical and skills training in a nursing facility and the requirement of classroom training to be in person for CNAs and medication aides. Nursing homes and healthcare facilities must adhere to the rules and requirements that were in place prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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