Indiana House Bill 1412 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-18 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes and specifies minimum direct care nursing staff ratios and registered nurse staffing for health facilities for day shifts and evening shifts, with exceptions for specified circumstances. Requires notification to the state long term care ombudsman and residents of the health facility when a health facility is granted a waiver by the state department of health (state department) of the direct care nursing staff ratio requirements. Requires the state department to enforce the direct care nursing staff ratios and allows the state department to cite the health facility with a deficiency for violations of the direct care nursing staffing ratio requirements.

Health facility nursing staff ratios.

Rep. Clyde Kersey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-18		First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2011-01-18		Authored by Representative Kersey

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1412
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1412.1.html