3.0.0 71 2019-11-15T21:52:26Z 2019-11-15T21:52:26Z Senate S S 2005-01-24 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-24T21:44:02Z 2005-02-09 Senate Star Print ordered on the bill. Floor 2005-01-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S247-248) IntroReferral 2005-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S247) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2006-07-10 False Health Administrative remedies Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Commerce Consumer education Damages Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Electronic government information Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Hospital care Hospital personnel Hospitals Internet Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Medicare Nurses Paramedical personnel Patients' rights Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Wage restitution Web sites Whistle blowing Health

00 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-16T22:09:24Z Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to 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; (2) provide for the public reporting of certain staffing information, including a daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care; (3) prescribe recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) specify civil monetary penalties for violations of such requirements; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

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