MI SB0296

Prohibits hospitals from requiring registered professional nurses to work beyond their predetermined scheduled hours, on-call hours, or voluntarily agreed hours

Mandates 8 consecutive hours of off-duty time for nurses who work 12 or more consecutive hours

Exempts mandatory overtime restrictions during declared states of emergency, mass casualty incidents, the first 4 weeks of a public health emergency, or when a nurse is assisting with a patient-care procedure that extends beyond their shift

Allows hospitals to require nurses to stay 2 hours (or 4 hours for certain rural hospitals) past their shift when the incoming nurse has an unexpected absence discovered within 1 hour of the shift change

Prohibits hospitals from disciplining, terminating, or discriminating against nurses who refuse overtime assignments that exceed permitted hours, and requires hospitals to post notices informing nurses of these protections

Violations subject hospitals to administrative sanctions under section 20165 of the Public Health Code