US HB1602 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Requires HHS to develop a transparent method for establishing nurse staffing requirements above minimum ratios. Directs HHS to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs incurred in providing services to Medicare beneficiaries that are attributable to compliance with such ratios. Allows a nurse to object to, or refuse to participate in, any assignment if it would violate minimum ratios or if the nurse is not prepared by education or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of a patient or jeopardizing the nurse's license. Prohibits a hospital from: (1) taking specified actions against a nurse based on the nurse's refusal to accept an assignment for such a reason; or (2) discriminating against any individual for good faith complaints relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or of any related facilities. Adds stipends to the nurse workforce loan repayment and scholarship program. Expands the nurse retention grant program to authorize programs to implement nurse preceptorship and mentorship projects.

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Title

Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-07HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-27HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-25HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-03-25HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-03-25HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-03-25HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB864 (Related) 2015-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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