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Introduced
04/12/2023
04/12/2023
In Committee
04/12/2023
04/12/2023
Crossed Over
03/27/2024
03/27/2024
Passed
Dead
12/04/2024
12/04/2024
Introduced Session
131st Legislature
Bill Summary
This bill establishes the Maine Quality Care Act in order to ensure adequate direct-care registered nurse staffing assignments in health care facilities, including hospitals, freestanding emergency departments and ambulatory surgical facilities, to provide safe and effective patient care. It establishes minimum direct-care registered nurse staffing requirements based on patient care unit and patient needs, specifies the method to calculate a health care facility's compliance with the staffing requirements, protects direct-care registered nurses from retaliation and includes notice, record-keeping and enforcement requirements.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Maine Quality Care Act to ensure adequate direct-care registered nurse staffing in healthcare facilities, including hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, and ambulatory surgical facilities. It sets minimum direct-care registered nurse staffing requirements based on patient care unit and patient needs, specifies the method to calculate compliance, protects nurses from retaliation, and includes notice, record-keeping, and enforcement requirements. The bill also amends the law on issuance of healthcare facility licenses to include compliance with the new staffing requirements.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (10)
Stacy Brenner (D)*,
Valli Geiger (D),
Annie Graham (D),
Craig Hickman (D),
Troy Jackson (D),
Colleen Madigan (D),
Amy Roeder (D),
Holly Stover (D),
Rachel Talbot Ross (D),
Mike Tipping (D),
Last Action
Died Upon Conclusion of the 131st, Dec 4, 2024 (on 12/04/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1639&snum=131 |
| BillText | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0656&item=1&snum=131 |
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