HI HB1985

Prohibits health care provider-employers from requiring nurses to work beyond their scheduled shift, more than 48 hours per week, or more than 16 hours in any 24-hour period, effective January 1, 2023.

Prohibits requiring nurses to work during the 8-hour rest period immediately following a 16-hour consecutive shift and allows nurses to refuse overtime assignments that violate professional safety standards or create unreasonable safety risks.

Exempts mandatory overtime restrictions during declared states of emergency, unforeseen extreme weather conditions, agreed-upon on-call assignments, and the first 2 hours of overtime when the employer is obtaining a replacement nurse.

Establishes enforcement mechanisms including complaint filing within 30 days, civil penalties ranging from $500 for second violations to $5,000-$25,000 for subsequent violations within a fiscal year, and required posting of employee rights notices.

Requires health care provider-employers to file semiannual reports documenting overtime hours worked by each nurse and prohibits retaliation against nurses exercising rights under this law.