Please review the requirement that says nurses who work on vent cases must have six months of experience prior to working with a ventilator case.  Currently it is very difficult finding nurses who have  6 months of  ventilator experience.  Previously, it was possible for the Home Health agency that supplies the ventilator to come to the home and train the nurses in the use of the ventilator. 

Please remove the clause about having six months of ventilator experience before working on a ventilator case so that the home health agencies will be able to find nurses to fill the ventilator cases.

Also, there needs to be access to emergency nursing care when parents of children with Tech waivers encounter their own emergencies, such as needing surgery and not having the necessary nursing coverage to last long enough for their recuperation (more than the respite care that is allowed).  Thank you, Karen Jones.

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