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H.R.3165: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 12, 2021
- Latest Major Action May 13, 2021
- See the ten similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
88 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 12, 2021
Bill Summary
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021 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 13, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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May 12, 2021 |
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 12, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) |