SB 1732 (2013) -  Health Care

by Braynon
Creating the “Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act”; providing minimum staffing level requirements for the ratio of direct care registered nurses to patients in a health care facility; specifying the required nurse-to-patient ratios for each type of care provided; requiring that the Agency for Health Care Administration develop uniform standards for use by health care facilities in establishing nurse staffing requirements; authorizing a direct care registered nurse to refuse to perform certain activities if he or she determines that it is not in the best interests of the patient, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2013
Last Event: 05/03/13 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 183 Time: 03/07/2013 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 183 Time: 03/07/2013 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/02/2013 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __