Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act 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 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2011 to Jun 8, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Mar 2, 2011 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 6, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Sep 14, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Dec 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 8, 2012 |
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 Mar 2, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 2, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2011Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1525.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 58 | Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Jan 25, 2011 |
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 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2011Introduced in House
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