|
- AFL-07-26 - California Department of Public Health
In addition, Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 70217 addresses the licensed nurse-to-patient ratio in medical surgical care units which may include mixed patient populations
- Ratios: what does the California ratios law actually require?
A B 394, the CNA-sponsored safe staffing law, has multiple provisions designed to remedy unsafe staffing in acute-care facilities California’s safe staffing standards are based on individual patient acuity, of which the RN ratios is the minimum
- Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 70217 - Nursing Service Staff
Licensed nurse-to-patient ratios represent the maximum number of patients that shall be assigned to one licensed nurse at any one time "Assigned" means the licensed nurse has responsibility for the provision of care to a particular patient within his her scope of practice
- Ratios: Learning from the California experience - National Nurses United
Despite the clear need for and benefits of staffing ratios proven by 15 years of the California law, the hospital industry relentlessly tries to weaken or block such legislation, both in California, other states, and at the federal level
- California Safe RN-to-Patient Staffing Ratios
Currently, California is the only state to enact an enforceable RN-to-patient staffing law, thanks to the determined, multi-year efforts of members of the California Nurses Association
- California RN Staffing Ratio Law: Impacts on Healthcare and Compliance
Enacted through Assembly Bill 394, the California RN Staffing Ratio Law establishes specific nurse-to-patient ratios that hospitals must maintain in various clinical settings Effective since 2004, this legislation was the first of its kind in the United States, setting a precedent for other states
- California Nurse-to-Patient Ratios – UNAC UHCP
For more information on a non-Kaiser facility, you may find more information on the California Board of Registered Nursing website’s Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratio Regulations page
- Assessing the Impact of California s Nurse Staffing Ratios on Hospitals . . .
In 1999, the California State Assembly passed AB 394, mandating that the state establish minimum nurse-to-patient staffing in acute-care hospitals
|
|
|