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S.71: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Jan. 24, 2005
- Latest Major Action Feb. 9, 2005
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care; (2) provide for the public reporting of certain staffing information, including a...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Star Print ordered on the bill.
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| Jan. 24, 2005 |
Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) |