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S 2446 115th Congress Senate Health

Safe Staffing for Nurse and Patient Safety Act of 2018

Introduced: February 15, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Staffing for Nurse and Patient Safety Act of 2018

This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to develop staffing plans for nursing services in accordance with specified criteria.

What's happening now February 15, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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