Indiana Senate Bill 429 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health facility nursing staff requirements. Requires a health facility to comply with the following: (1) Have a registered nurse present at the health facility at all times when a resident is in the care of the health facility. (2) Require a registered nurse to delegate certain duties. (3) Provide that there is not less than 4 1/10 hours per resident day of direct nursing care, with not less than 30% of the direct nursing care being provided by licensed nurses. (4) Employ a director of nursing who has obtained certain education or certification.

Health facility nursing staff requirements. Requires a health facility to comply with the following: (1) Have a registered nurse present at the health facility at all times when a resident is in the care of the health facility. (2) Require a registered nurse to delegate certain duties. (3) Provide that there is not less than 4 1/10 hours per resident day of direct nursing care, with not less than 30% of the direct nursing care being provided by licensed nurses. (4) Employ a director of nursing who has obtained certain education or certification.

Sen. Randall Head [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Head

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/429/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/f/a/6/3fa6a753/SB0429.01.INTR.pdf