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H.R.2581: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 8, 2019
- Latest Major Action May 9, 2019
- See the ten similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
56 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 8, 2019
Bill Summary
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019 This bill requires 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. The bill also requires hospitals to...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 9, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| May 8, 2019 |
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 8, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) |