3.0.0 1602 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z House HR 2015-03-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:H.R. 1602.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2034]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T21:37:12Z Referred to 2015-03-25T14:03:25Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-27T20:32:11Z Referred to 2015-03-25T14:03:20Z National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act 114 864 S 2015-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2015-04-07 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-25 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 2015-03-25 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 2015-03-25 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 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 N C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-04-13 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2015-04-14 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2015-04-21 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-04-21 False T000472 Rep. 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[D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2016-05-11 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2016-09-06 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Department of Health and Human Services Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Hospital care Indian social and development programs Labor-management relations Medicaid Medical education Medicare Military medicine Minority health Nursing Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Health 00 2015-03-25 Introduced in House 2015-08-10T22:23:22Z Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Requires HHS to develop a transparent method for establishing nurse staffing requirements above minimum ratios.

Directs HHS to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs incurred in providing services to Medicare beneficiaries that are attributable to compliance with such ratios.

Allows a nurse to object to, or refuse to participate in, any assignment if it would violate minimum ratios or if the nurse is not prepared by education or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of a patient or jeopardizing the nurse's license. Prohibits a hospital from: (1) taking specified actions against a nurse based on the nurse's refusal to accept an assignment for such a reason; or (2) discriminating against any individual for good faith complaints relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or of any related facilities.

Adds stipends to the nurse workforce loan repayment and scholarship program. Expands the nurse retention grant program to authorize programs to implement nurse preceptorship and mentorship projects.

]]> Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015 Display Title Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1602ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1602ih.xml 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.