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CT HB06148

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/18/2023

Primary Sponsor

Michael Digiovancarlo

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes mandatory minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in operating rooms at 1:1 and for trauma patients in emergency departments at 1:1
  • Requires 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratios in intensive care units, neonatal intensive care units, post-anesthesia recovery rooms, labor and delivery units, and non-trauma emergency department patients
  • Sets 1:3 ratios for step down units, 1:4 ratios for antepartum units, postpartum couplets, pediatric units, telemetry units and other special care units, and 1:5 ratios for medical-surgical units
  • Mandates 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratios in postpartum woman-only units and psychiatric units
  • Aims to improve workplace safety for nurses by establishing specific staffing level requirements across hospital departments

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Minimum Staffing Levels For Nurses.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

1/18/2023

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/18/2023

Full Bill Text

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