A state exam would be more relavent to our standards.We are regulated by the state .Everyone who has passes the National exam should be grandfathered in . Would this delay the deadline of Jan.09? I have heard some operator's have chosen to simply walk away from all the new regulations and close their facilities,those close to retirement.All the new regulations are clearly unfunded,which pushes more operators out,especially a.g.homes.This is happening at the worst time ,right when we are needed the most .All should be put on hold until the a.g.rate has increased to a proper level .Minimum wage increase alone increases payroll by 50-75 cents per hour ,while a.g.usual increase is 50 cents a day.Everyone agree's the rate is to low.