Bill > S00782

Introduced Session

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.

Committee Categories

Kemp Hannon (R)*,  Joe Addabbo (D),  Tony Avella (D),  John Bonacic (R),  Philip Boyle (R),  Neil Breslin (D),  David Carlucci (D),  Leroy Comrie (D),  Ruben Diaz (D),  Martin Dilan (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Michael Gianaris (D),  Jesse Hamilton (D),  Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D),  Brad Hoylman (D),  Todd Kaminsky (D),  Timothy Kennedy (D),  Liz Krueger (D),  George Latimer (D),  Jack Martins (R),  Velmanette Montgomery (D),  Terrence Murphy (R),  Marc Panepinto (D),  Kevin Parker (D),  José Peralta (REF),  Bill Perkins (D),  Roxanne Persaud (D),  Joseph Robach (R),  James Sanders (D),  Diane Savino (D),  Susan Serino (R),  Jose Serrano (D),  Toby Stavisky (D),  Michael Venditto (R), 

REFERRED TO HEALTH (on 01/06/2016)

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