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HB 457: Patients' Right-to-Know Act

GENERAL BILL by Skidmore ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs ; Taylor, P ; Lopez-Cantera ; Roberson, Y ; Bucher

Patients' Right-to-Know Act; provides that information concerning nursing care for patients be made available to public; provides criteria for staffing schedules of nursing personnel & daily census for patient-care units; requires each hospital to make staffing levels & schedules available to public for certain period of time; provides rights for hospital employees; authorizes AHCA to inspect & audit certain books & records of hospital, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died in Committee on Health Innovation (HC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2007 House • Filed
1/31/2007 House • Referred to Healthcare Council; Policy & Budget Council
2/8/2007 House • Referred to Health Innovation (HC) by Healthcare Council
3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Healthcare Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00039; Referred to Health Innovation (HC) by Healthcare Council -HJ 00121
3/9/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Innovation (HC), 03/13/07, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --Workshopped
5/4/2007 House • Died in Committee on Health Innovation (HC)