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S. 991 · 108th Congress

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 5, 2003
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care; (2) provide for the reporting and release to the public of certain staffing information, including a daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care in each unit of the hospital; (3) set forth recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) provide for enforcement of this Act through civil monetary penalties; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003

Latest action (May 5, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5734-5735)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 5, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.