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Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

Introduced: November 9, 2007 See on congress.gov

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Nov 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 9, 2007

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.

Nov 9, 2007

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 - 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 daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care; (3) prescribe recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) specify civil monetary penalties for violations of such requirements; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

What's happening now November 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Sep 27, 2008

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Sep 24, 2008

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Sep 8, 2008

Carson, André

Indiana · May 1, 2008

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Dec 13, 2007

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Nov 9, 2007

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Nov 9, 2007

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Nov 9, 2007

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Nov 9, 2007

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Nov 9, 2007

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