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.