Section 6121

SEC. 6121. DEMENTIA AND ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING.

[a] Skilled Nursing Facilities-

[1] IN GENERAL- Section 1819[f][2][A][i][I] of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395i-3[f][2][A][i][I]] is amended by inserting '[including, in the case of initial training and, if the Secretary determines appropriate, in the case of ongoing training, dementia management training, and patient abuse prevention training' before ', [II]'.

[2] CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NURSE AIDE- Section 1819[b][5][F] of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395i-3[b][5][F]] is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

'Such term includes an individual who provides such services through an agency or under a contract with the facility.'.

[b] Nursing Facilities-

[1] IN GENERAL- Section 1919[f][2][A][i][I] of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396r[f][2][A][i][I]] is amended by inserting '[including, in the case of initial training and, if the Secretary determines appropriate, in the case of ongoing training, dementia management training, and patient abuse prevention training' before ', [II]'.

[2] CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NURSE AIDE- Section 1919[b][5][F] of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396r[b][5][F]] is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

'Such term includes an individual who provides such services through an agency or under a contract with the facility.'.

[c] Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.