Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act

This bill creates temporary waivers for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities in areas with severe nurse aide shortages. It allows states to waive specific training and certification requirements for facilities located in designated shortage areas that haven't had recent quality-of-care deficiencies. Key provisions include extending the required nurse aide training period from 4 to 12 months, counting on-the-job hours toward training requirements, and offering flexibility in competency evaluations when state options are limited. The waivers apply to both Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities meeting the defined shortage and quality criteria.