Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015
Latest action · May 14, 2015 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.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015
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 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 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2015 to Nov 14, 2016; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | May 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 31, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 14, 2016 |
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 Apr 29, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 1, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2015Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2226 | David N. Cicilline D-RI | May 11, 2016 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 63, April 29, 2015, page H2654.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1132 | Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2015 |
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 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Introduced in House
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