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HB 875: Delivery of Nursing Services

GENERAL BILL by Watson, B.

Delivery of Nursing Services; Designates act "Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act"; requires minimum staffing levels of direct care registered nurses in health care facility; prohibits facility from imposing mandatory overtime; specifies required ratios of nurses to patients; prohibits facility from using video cameras or monitors as substitutes for required level of care; requires annual evaluation of staffing levels; requires AHCA to develop uniform standards for nurse staffing requirements; prohibits facility from assigning unlicensed personnel to perform functions of licensed or registered nurse; provides that nurse has right of action against facility that violates provisions of act; prohibits facility from interfering with nurses' right to organize or bargain collectively; authorizes agency to impose fines.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/2017 House • Filed
    3/1/2017 House • Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 96
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 96
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee

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  • HB 875, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2017 at 5:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1754 Delivery of Nursing Services Campbell Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.1014 Page 4 (pdf)

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