HB 4483 Summary

• Prohibits hospitals from requiring registered professional nurses to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours, except in unforeseen emergent situations, critical patient-care procedures, or voluntary acceptance of additional assignments.

• Requires hospitals to provide registered professional nurses with 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time immediately following any 12 or more consecutive hour shift.

• Protects nurses from discharge, discipline, threats, or employment discrimination for refusing work assignments that exceed their predetermined schedules.

• Establishes $1,000 administrative fine per violation for hospitals that violate the mandatory overtime restrictions, with authority for additional sanctions.

• Requires hospitals to post notices informing nurses of these protections and complaint procedures; exempts existing collective bargaining agreements from compliance until expiration.