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HR 4138 110th Congress House

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes.

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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 Latest action November 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 24, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2008
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 11, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 9, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 9, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 9, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 9, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 9, 2007
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