HB 305: Health Care
GENERAL BILL by Stafford
Health Care; Creates "Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act"; provides minimum staffing level requirements for ratio of direct care registered nurses to patients in health care facility; requires that each facility implement staffing plan; prohibits health care facility from assigning unlicensed personnel to perform functions or tasks that are performed by licensed or registered nurse; authorizes direct care registered nurse to refuse to perform certain activities if he or she determines that it is not in best interests of patient, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/1/2011 | House |
• Referred to HHS Quality Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 31 |
| 3/8/2011 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 31 |
| 5/7/2011 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee |
