HB 1397 (2013) -  Health Care

by Rader
Creates "Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act"; provides minimum staffing level requirements for ratio of direct care registered nurses to patients in health care facility; requires that each facility implement staffing plan; prohibits health care facility from assigning unlicensed personnel to perform functions or tasks that are performed by licensed or registered nurse; authorizes direct care registered nurse to refuse to perform certain activities if he or she determines that it is not in best interests of patient; prohibits health care facility from discharging, discriminating, or retaliating against nurse based on refusal to accept assignment under certain circumstances; prohibits health care facility from interfering with right of nurses to organize or bargain collectively; provides powers & duties of AHCA with respect to violations of act.
Effective Date: July 1, 2013
Last Event: Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Health Innovation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Innovation Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2013 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Health Innovation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/08/2013 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2013 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2013 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Health Innovation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2013 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/05/2013 - 11:13 AM Member: Rader Committee: Version: __