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SB 1598: Nurse Staffing [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Rich

Nurse Staffing [SPSC]; Requires hospitals to establish a nurse staffing committee. Requires the committee to produce an annual nurse staffing plan. Requires the chief executive officer of a hospital to provide written reasons if the plan is not adopted by the hospital. Requires each hospital to post the plan and the nurse staffing schedule and to make them available to patients and visitors upon request, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Regulation
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2009 Senate • Filed
2/26/2009 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Regulation; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00096
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Regulation