MA H2004

Bill

Relative to workforce development and patient safety

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to workforce development and patient safety. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure a stable and diverse nursing workforce in Massachusetts to provide safe patient care and prevent complications. It requires the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Health Policy Commission, to commission at least three independent studies to analyze the current nursing workforce, determine the future nursing needs, evaluate workplace injuries and quality of work life, and establish best practices for maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals. The studies must be completed by January 1, 2022, and the Department must then develop a plan and timeline to implement the study's recommendations, including patient and public awareness efforts and enforcement mechanisms such as fines for non-compliance.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (62)

Brian Ashe (D), Bruce Ayers (D), David Biele (D), Natalie Blais (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Pete Capano (D), Dan Carey (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Tackey Chan (D), Mike Connolly (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Julian Cyr (D), Mike Day (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Dan Donahue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Sean Garballey (D), Denise Garlick (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kevin Honan (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), John Lawn (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Adrian Madaro (D), John Mahoney (D), Paul Mark (D), Joan Meschino (D), Christina Minicucci (D), James Murphy (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Sarah Peake (D), Denise Provost (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Aaron Vega (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5090 (on 11/04/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2004

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2004
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2004.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1170	Promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H5090	Study Order - Public Health Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1101	Relative to the documentation of contracted workers	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1213	Relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1235	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2433	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To
S669	Making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction enabling statute	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S843	To improve medical decision making	Accompanied H3388	Similar To

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