Nationwide State Legislative Agenda on Nurse Staffing

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http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/state/2001/gastaff.html

State legislation backed by CMAs as of July 20, 2001

http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/state/2001/gastaff.html

Constituent Member Associations (CMAs) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) are working in concert to implement a Nationwide State Legislative Agenda on Nurse Staffing that focuses on prohibition of mandatory overtime; whistleblower protections for nurses who want to report unsafe conditions without retribution; collection and public reporting of nursing-sensitive quality data related to RN staffing and patient outcomes; mandating health care facilities develop and implement valid and reliable nurse staffing systems; and state collection of nursing supply and demand data for workforce projections. In addition, CMAs are supporting bills that call for legislative studies on the nursing workforce and funding for nursing education. As of July 20, 2001 the following is state legislation backed by CMAs:

Prohibition of Mandatory Overtime

Introduced in CA, CT, HI, IL, MD, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, WA, WV

Signed into law ME, OR

Whistleblower Protection

Introduced in HI, IL, MO, NY, RI

Signed into law in OR, WV

Collection and Public Reporting of Nursing Quality Indicators

Introduced in MA, NY, OR

Signed into law in MN

Mandatory Development and Implementation of Valid and Reliable Nurse Staffing Systems

Introduced in IL, ME, NY, OH, PA

Signed into law in OR

Collection of Nursing Workforce Data

Introduced in GA, HI, NM, NJ, TN

Signed into law in FL, MS, ND, TN, TX

Nursing Workforce Studies

Introduced in KY, ME

Signed into law in AR, FL, NH, PA, VA, WV

Funding for Nursing Education

Introduced in CA, ME, MN, NV, NJ, NY, PA

Signed into law in FL, IL, NE, OR, RI, TX, VA, WI

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Prohibition of Mandatory Overtime

Introduced in CA, CT, HI, IL, MD, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, WA, WV

SIGNED INTO LAW ME, OR

Whistleblower Protection

Introduced in HI, IL, MO, NY, RI

SIGNED INTO LAW in OR, WV

Collection and Public Reporting of Nursing Quality Indicators

Introduced in MA, NY, OR

SIGNED INTO LAW in MN

Mandatory Development and Implementation of Valid and Reliable Nurse Staffing Systems

Introduced in IL, ME, NY, OH, PA

SIGNED INTO LAW in OR

Collection of Nursing Workforce Data

Introduced in GA, HI, NM, NJ, TN

SIGNED INTO LAW in FL, MS, ND, TN, TX

Nursing Workforce Studies

Introduced in KY, ME

SIGNED INTO LAW in AR, FL, NH, PA, VA, WV

Funding for Nursing Education

Introduced in CA, ME, MN, NV, NJ, NY, PA

SIGNED INTO LAW in FL, IL, NE, OR, RI, TX, VA, WI

so those ANA nurse members are out there doing all that.

not a bad achievement for "the minority" of the nations nurses.