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H.R.2392: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 4, 2017
- Latest Major Action May 18, 2017
- See the ten similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
57 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 4, 2017
Bill Summary
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill 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. Hospitals must post a notice regarding nurse-to-patient ratios in each unit and maintain records of actual ratios for each shift in each unit....
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 18, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| May 5, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| May 4, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| May 4, 2017 |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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| May 4, 2017 |
Referred 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.
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| May 4, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) |