Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003

Summary

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care; (2) provide for the reporting and release to the public of certain staffing information, including a daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care in each unit of the hospital; (3) set forth recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) provide for enforcement of this Act through civil monetary penalties; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 2003

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5734-5735)

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2. 5 May 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5734)

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3. 5 May 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 May 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 May 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 May 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 May 2003

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Sponsors

• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
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