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S00782 Summary:

BILL NOS00782
 
SAME ASSAME AS A08580-A
 
SPONSORHANNON
 
COSPNSRADDABBO, AVELLA, BONACIC, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, DIAZ, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, GIANARIS, HAMILTON, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, KAMINSKY, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LATIMER, MARTINS, MONTGOMERY, MURPHY, PANEPINTO, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, PERSAUD, ROBACH, SANDERS, SAVINO, SERINO, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VENDITTO
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd Pub Health L, generally
 
Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.
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