MD SB720 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Hearing: Mar 4 @ 1:00 pm Senate Finance Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee for developing a clinical staffing plan for the hospital that establishes the appropriate number of clinicians needed to administer quality health care by setting and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to implement a clinical staffing plan beginning January 1, 2026; and requiring the clinical staffing plan be posted on the hospital's website.

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Title

Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025)

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-06SenateHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-31SenateFirst Reading Finance

Same As/Similar To

HB905 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m.

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Health - General19388(n/a)See Bill Text
Health - General19389(n/a)See Bill Text
Health - General19390(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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