Bill > S1627

This bill establishes a comprehensive 15-member commission on nurse staffing in Massachusetts hospitals, designed to develop safe staffing standards and improve patient care quality. The commission will include representatives from various healthcare organizations, government officials, and professional associations, such as the American Nurses Association Massachusetts, Massachusetts Nurses Association, and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Members will serve 4-year terms without compensation and will be responsible for examining evidence-based research on patient care outcomes, optimal staffing levels, and strategies for collaborative healthcare practices. The commission's key responsibilities include investigating patient safety approaches from other states, identifying barriers to effective staffing standards, holding public hearings, and submitting an annual report to the legislature by March 1st detailing their findings, activities, and recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes. The commission will have the ability to establish advisory committees and will continually monitor and update its recommendations to reflect current scientific research and best practices in healthcare staffing.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1627