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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Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Regulation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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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    5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Regulation

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  • SB 1598, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2009 at 4:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 463 Nursing Services Brisé Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC)
    Location:
    S 1604 (c1) Nursing Services [SPSC] Aronberg Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.01921

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