HI SR112

Requests the Hawaii State Center for Nursing to conduct a study compiling recommended safe patient staffing ratios for various hospital units and health care settings.

Study must use staffing standards outlined in House Bill No. 1865 (2026) and Senate Bill No. 2763 (2026) as the foundational framework, incorporating recommendations from 10 professional specialty organizations including critical-care, emergency, pediatric, and psychiatric nursing associations.

Report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation due to the Legislature and Department of Health no later than 20 days prior to the Regular Session of 2027, with publication on a publicly available online dashboard.

Cites 2025 Legislative Reference Bureau report "Time for Triage" showing higher nurse staffing ratios improve patient outcomes including shorter hospital stays, fewer complications, reduced infections, and lower mortality risk.

Urges Hawaii health care facilities to implement safe patient staffing ratios reflecting the standards compiled by the study.