Nurse Staffing Bill Reintroduced in the House
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) have reintroduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would require Medicare-participating hospitals to establish staffing plans for nursing services, provide certain whistleblower protections for employees and patients, and subject employers in violation of the bill to monetary penalties. Companion legislation to the bipartisan Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876) was introduced in the Senate earlier this year. Continue reading this entry at Littler’s Healthcare Employment Counsel.
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