3.0.0 3656 2023-01-15T09:17:39Z 2023-01-15T09:17:39Z House H HR 2003-12-08 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-12-19T16:01:39Z Referred to 2003-12-08T14:24:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-12-17T15:51:58Z Referred to 2003-12-08T14:24:05Z 2003-12-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-12-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-12-08 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-12-08 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-12-08 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 N F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-02-26 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2004-02-26 False M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2004-02-26 False H001031 Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13] JOSEPH HOEFFEL D PA M. 13 2004-02-26 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2004-02-26 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2004-02-26 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2004-03-02 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2004-03-02 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 2 2004-03-02 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2004-03-02 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2004-03-02 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2004-03-02 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2004-03-02 False S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 2004-07-22 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2004-07-22 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2004-07-22 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2004-10-07 False Health Administrative remedies Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability 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 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 Health

00 2003-12-08 Introduced in House 2003-12-22T22:29:17Z Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to require under new Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) 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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