Sources of Educational Funding

Long-Term Care Facility NA-1 Training Reimbursement

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 & 1990 requires

any long-term care facility (aka nursing home) that accept Medicare / Medicaid patients to reimburse newly employed Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) who have personally paid for their NA-1 Program training costs. New CNAs may receive reimbursement up to 12 months after completing their NA-1 training program. Keep your receipts of payment for your NA-1 training (tuition, textbooks, other required course materials) and OSBN certification fees to be reimbursed.

Reimbursement may be prorated dependent upon the length of employment and the percentage of Medicare / Medicaid patients in the facility population. A facility is not required to reimburse the nursing assistants in cases where the expenses were paid by an employer, education training program, or reimbursed by a previous employer.

See DHS Nurse Aide Training Reimbursement Form SDS 0451B for more information.

DOWNLOAD THE FORM HERE

Sources of Educational Funding

You can sign up for WorkSource funding at any Employment Office to help cover the cost of your NA, CNA-2, and MA vocational training program if you are unemployed, or even if you are not on unemployment. If you are working part-time or are under-employed, funding may be available to you through SE Works (also known as WorkSource Portland SE) or Human Solutions to help cover the costs of your training program. Government grant money for NA, CNA-2, and MA vocational training can also be available through foundations who promote education after high school to students at risk, such as Job Corps, etc.

WorkSource Portland Metro Offices

https://www2.worksourceportlandmetro.org/

State of Oregon - WorkSource Offices

http://www.worksourceoregon.org

WorkSource grant funds are currently available for students who meet the requirements for NA1, CNA2, and MA training programs. Contact Elena Esquivel at

[email protected] for more information.