Assembly Bill A6788

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1936
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28-F ยงยง2899-aa - 2899-ee, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1780
2011-2012: S1134
2013-2014: S1634
2017-2018: A919, S2289
2019-2020: A3374, S6855
2021-2022: A6848, S3023
2023-2024: A1921, S4681

2015-A6788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing plans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.

2015-A6788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6788

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
  "safe staffing for hospital care act"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Short title. This act shall be known as the "safe staffing
for hospital care act".
  S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
declares that the state has a  substantial  interest  in  assuring  that
delivery  of  healthcare  services  to patients in healthcare facilities
located within this state is  adequate  and  safe  and  that  healthcare
facilities  retain  sufficient  nursing  staff  so as to promote optimal
healthcare outcomes. Recent changes in our  healthcare  delivery  system
are  resulting  in  a  higher  acuity level among patients in healthcare
facilities. Inadequate hospital staffing results  in  dangerous  medical
errors  and  patient  infections.  Inadequate and poorly monitored nurse
staffing practices can adversely impact the health of patients who enter
hospitals and outpatient emergency and surgical centers.  A  substantial
number  of nurses indicate that hospital-patient acuity measurements are
inadequate and that many hospitals rarely, if ever, staff  according  to
an  acuity  measurement  tool. Hospital nurses work substantial overtime
hours and nurses working twelve-hour shifts  work  the  most  additional
overtime  hours  per week. Mandatory overtime and lengthy work hours for
direct-care nurses constitute a threat  to  the  health  and  safety  of
patients,  adversely  impact the general well-being of nurses and result
in greater turnover,  which  increases  long-term  shortage  of  nursing
personnel.  Establishing  staffing standards will ensure that healthcare
facilities throughout the state operate in a manner that guarantees  the
public  safety  and  the  delivery  of  quality healthcare services. The
intent of this act is to protect the health and safety of the  residents

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06794-01-5
              

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