General Bill
Hospitals:
Requires that information concerning nursing care for patients be made available to the public; provides staffing schedules and patterns; provides criteria for staffing schedules for nursing personnel and a daily census for patient-care units; requires each hospital to make staffing levels and schedules available to the public for a certain period of time; provides that records are available to the public upon request; requires hospitals to provide quarterly reports; requires that the Agency for Health Care Administration make certain information regarding nursing personnel available to the public on its Internet website; provides rights for hospital employees; authorizes the agency to inspect and audit certain books and records of a hospital; provides a penalty for a hospital that refuses to file a report, fails to timely file a report, files a false report, files an incomplete report, or fails to produce certain requested documents or records to the agency; authorizes the agency to grant an extension of a deadline for a hospital to file a report; grants rulemaking authority to the agency.
Effective Date:
upon becoming a law.
Last Event:
Died in Health Care Regulation Committee on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
SB 1358
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Subject:
Hospitals/Nursing/Staffing Schedules
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Relationship:
Similar
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Bill #:
HB 633
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Subject:
Staffing of Health Care Facilities
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Relationship:
Compare
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Bill #:
SB 1242
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Subject:
Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act
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Relationship:
Compare
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Committee |
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Event:
H Died in Health Care Regulation Committee
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Time:
05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Health Care Regulation Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Health Care Regulation Committee
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 2:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Health Care Regulation Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Health & Families Council
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 2:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Health & Families Council
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Committee
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 2:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Health Care Appropriations Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Health Care Regulation Committee
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 2:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Health Care Regulation Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
03/07/2006 - 10:44 AM
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Member:
Brutus
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Committee:
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Version:
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