Bill > A04621

This bill establishes temporary health care staffing agencies to assist qualified health care professionals find temporary employment at health care facilities. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "temporary health care staffing agency" as a business that provides or procures health care professionals to serve as temporary staff for health care facilities, excluding government agencies and small health care facilities. 2. Requiring temporary health care staffing agencies to annually register with the Department of Health, providing information about ownership, policies, and compliance. 3. Prohibiting temporary health care staffing agencies from restricting employees' employment opportunities, requiring certain contractual terms, or recruiting employees from the facilities where they are placed. 4. Capping the amount temporary health care staffing agencies can charge health care facilities at 15% above the hourly rate paid to the health care professional, or 30% during a declared state of emergency. 5. Establishing disciplinary actions for violations, including registration revocation, and allowing employees and health care facilities to sue the agencies for violations. The bill aims to regulate temporary health care staffing agencies to ensure the quality of provided services and protect the employment rights of health care professionals.