Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010
Latest action · Jun 15, 2010 Referred to House Ways and Means
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a hospital-wide staffing plan for nursing services furnished in the hospital.
Requires the plan to require that an appropriate number of registered nurses provide direct patient care in each unit and on each shift of the hospital to ensure staffing levels that: (1) address the unique characteristics of the patients and hospital units; and (2) result in the delivery of safe, quality patient care consistent with specified requirements.
Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement and oversee such plan.
Specifies civil monetary and other penalties for violation of the requirements of this Act.
Sets forth whistleblower protections against discrimination and retaliation involving patients or employees of the hospital for their grievances, complaints, or involvement in investigations relating to such plan.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2010 to Nov 17, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Jun 15, 2010 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Jun 15, 2010 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 21, 2010 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 21, 2010 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Steve Driehaus | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Nov 15, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 15, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 16, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 17, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2010 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 15, 2010Referred 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.
- Jun 15, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3491 | Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010 | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2010Introduced in House
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