West Virginia House Bill 2248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-23 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to ensure patient safety by establishing minimum direct-care registered nurse to patient ratios. It provides for creating an "acuity-based patient classification system" and exempts critical access hospitals from its provisions. The bill defines terms and directs hospitals to establish an acuity standard. The bill establishes minimum direct-care registered nurse to patient ratios. The bill provides additional conditions for licensing and prohibits assignment of unlicensed personnel to perform licensed nurse functions. The bill also requires a full-time registered nurse executive leader. The bill provides for quality assurance. The bill further requires appropriate orientation and competence in clinical area of assignment with documentation to be maintained in personnel files and exempts critical access hospitals. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.

Ensuring Patient Safety Act

Del. Ralph Rodighiero [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-23	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2015-01-23	House	Introduced in House
2015-01-23	House	To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
2015-01-23	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	43	1	New Code	See Bill Text
16	43	2	New Code	See Bill Text
16	43	3	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2248&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2248%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=2248