Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- May 12, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish minimum direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals, varying by unit type (e.g., one nurse per patient in trauma emergency units, up to six nurses per patient in well-baby nurseries). It requires hospitals to implement staffing plans that ensure adequate, appropriate, and quality care while protecting patient safety, with implementation timelines ranging from one to four years after enactment, including extended deadlines for rural hospitals. The bill prohibits averaging nurse-to-patient ratios over time or using mandatory overtime to comply, and mandates that only competent, oriented registered nurses…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.