Healthcare (Long-Term Care)

HB 474, the Ohio Dementia Care Training Act for Nurse Aides, requires nurse aides working in Ohio healthcare facilities to complete specialized dementia care training. This bill directly affects nurse aides employed in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care settings across the state. The key provision mandates that facilities ensure all nurse aides receive this training, which focuses on understanding and supporting patients with dementia. The law updates Ohio Revised Code sections 3721.28-3721.30 to establish this new training requirement.

To amend section 5163.33 of the Revised Code to declare the General Assembly's intent to increase the Medicaid personal needs allowance for residents of nursing homes and ICFs/IID.

HB 130 enacts section 5162.213 of the Revised Code. This new section establishes specific notification requirements for the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program. The bill directly affects individuals who are part of this program and their families by mandating changes to how they are informed about potential estate recovery. The provided abstract does not detail the exact nature of these new notification requirements.