SB 204 (2020) -  Delivery of Nursing Services

by Braynon
Creating the “Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act”; requiring that each health care facility implement a staffing plan that provides minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels; prohibiting a health care facility from assigning unlicensed personnel to perform functions or tasks that should be performed by a licensed or registered nurse; requiring a direct care registered nurse to initiate action or to change a decision or an activity relating to a patient’s health care under certain circumstances; prohibiting a health care facility from interfering with the right of direct care registered nurses to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activity under a federal act, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Health Policy on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

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

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 18 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 18 Time: 09/19/2019 - 9:54 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/29/2019 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
395.1014 HB 651