Congress 109 - HR 1372 - Quality Nursing Care Act of 2005

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Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Consumer complaints Consumer education Damages Department of Health and Human Services Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Discrimination in medical care Dismissal of employees Electronic government information Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Health Hospital care Hospital personnel Hospitals Internet Labor and Employment Labor unions Law Legal fees Licenses Limitation of actions Medical records Medicare Nurses Nursing Patient satisfaction Patients' rights Promotions Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Wage restitution Web sites Whistle blowing

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Quality Nursing Care Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that each participating hospital 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. Outlines whistle-blower protections.

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Mar 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2005

Introduced in House

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