HR. 3415In Committee
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Require hospitals to meet minimum nurse to patient staffing ratios, enforce unit staffing plans and protections for nurses, and adjust Medicare payments for compliance costs
Key points
- Establish minimum nurse patient ratios
- Require hospital staffing plans
- Modify Medicare hospital payments
- Expand nurse retention grants
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-05-14 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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