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DHS pulls training provision from nursing‑assistant rule packet and wins committee approval to review curriculum separately
Summary
The Department of Human Services told the committee it will remove proposed training‑provider language from a long‑term‑care nursing assistant rule packet and asked the committee to review only the curriculum portion now; the committee approved that request and asked DHS to return later on training‑provider revisions after stakeholder input.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services asked the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee to split a long‑term care nursing assistant rule packet and to move forward only with the portion that updates the CNA curriculum. Kelly Link, DHS legislative/government affairs, said the agency will remove proposed revisions to Section 6 (training providers) from the packet and seek separate review after further work with Representative Bentley and industry stakeholders.
Senator Urban moved that the committee adopt DHS’s approach to split the packet and proceed with the curriculum review now; the motion was seconded, discussed for clarification about public‑comment requirements, and carried by voice vote. DHS representatives said the curriculum is consistent with recent legislation and will be resubmitted for administrative rules subcommittee review and further public comment where required.
Nut graf: By accepting DHS’s procedural request, the committee allowed immediate review of the curriculum (to align rule language with a recent bill) while keeping more controversial training‑provider and oversight provisions under separate consideration with additional stakeholder input and public comment.
DHS and committee members agreed to continue stakeholder engagement and to return with the training‑provider revisions at a later date. The motion carried without recorded roll‑call votes.
