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HB 305: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Stafford

Health Care; Creates "Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act"; provides minimum staffing level requirements for ratio of direct care registered nurses to patients in health care facility; requires that each facility implement staffing plan; prohibits health care facility from assigning unlicensed personnel to perform functions or tasks that are performed by licensed or registered nurse; authorizes direct care registered nurse to refuse to perform certain activities if he or she determines that it is not in best interests of patient, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/20/2011 House • Filed
    2/1/2011 House • Referred to HHS Quality Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 31
    3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 31
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee

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  • HB 305, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/20/2011 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 454 Health Care Hill Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Health Regulation
    Location: In committee/council (HR)
    H 919 Nursing Services Gonzalez Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSQS)
    S 1118 Nursing Services Bogdanoff Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Health Regulation
    Location: In committee/council (HR)

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