HB 241: Staffing of Health Care Facilities
GENERAL BILL by (CO-INTRODUCERS) Roberson, Y ; Zapata
Staffing of Health Care Facilities; Creates "Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act"; prescribes safe staffing standards for acute care hospitals, emergency care, ambulatory, or outpatient surgery facilities, or psychiatric facilities; provides that such facilities shall provide staffing by registered nurses in accordance with minimum nurse-to-patient ratios set forth in specified standards; requires recordkeeping; prohibits mandatory overtime; provides employee rights, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2009 House • Filed
2/6/2009 House • Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Health Care Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Health Care Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 00026
5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC)
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HB 241, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:19 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 395.051 395.052 395.053 395.054 395.055 395.056 395.057