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Health Facilities Commission withdraws plan to charge CNA applicants after federal guidance; short-term contract approved
Summary
The Health Facilities Commission told the Fiscal Review Committee it will not pass a $25 application fee to certified nurse aide applicants after CMS told the agency the fee would be prohibited. The agency requested a short-term contract to pay vendor costs and said TennCare will continue to provide federal matching funds.
Logan Grant, executive director of the Health Facilities Commission, told the Fiscal Review Committee that the commission had planned to pass a $25 application fee to certified nurse aide (CNA) applicants but withdrew that plan after the Tennessee Nursing Home Association and Tennessee Health Care Association raised concerns about a federal prohibition.
"We were notified by the Nursing Home Association, Tennessee Health Care Association, that there's a…
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