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- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to disclosure of nursing quality indicators
Purpose
To provide the public with information regarding nursing staffing levels.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Names this act the Nursing Care Quality Protection Act.
Section 2 -- Requires hospitals to disclose certain nurse staffing figures, including the number of licensed practical nurses providing direct care, and the number of unlicensed personnel utilized to provide direct care.
Section 3 -- Effective date.
Justification
As a result of pressure to cut costs, many hospitals are decreasing the numbers of registered and licensed practical nurses on staff and replacing them with unlicensed personnel. In addition to compromising patient care, this situation also confuses patients, who cannot be sure if the "nurse" attending to them is an RN or LPN, or an unlicensed attendant. This bill will help combat these problems by requiring hospitals to disclose information on the numbers of RNs, LPNs and unlicensed staff utilized to provide direct patient care.
Legislative history
S.4840/A.3607 of 1997-98. S.3234/A.2623 of 1999-2000. S.510/A.2581 of 2001-02. S.3255/A.5591 of 2003-04. S.53-B/A.3543-C of 2005-06. S.1267/A.5196 of 2007-2008
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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