A 2207The "Certified Medication Aide in Nursing Homes Staffing Support Act;" authorizes certified medication aides to administer medications to nursing home residents.

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This version replaces the Assembly committee statement with a Legislative Fiscal Estimate that shifts focus from procedural details to fiscal impacts. The new estimate projects indeterminate increases in State administrative costs as personal care assistants and homemaker-home health aides apply for medication aide certification, with potential upward pressure on NJ FamilyCare Medicaid reimbursement rates if nursing homes fill vacancies with certified medication aides at higher staffing costs. The preamble is rewritten to emphasize that the bill codifies existing regulatory requirements rather than creating entirely new processes, and to clarify that current law prohibits certified medication aides from practicing in nursing homes. The estimate includes workforce context showing 31,310 nursing assistants and 105,460 homemaker-home health aides and personal care assistants employed statewide as of May 2024.