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Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] (Introduced 01/06/2009)

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Introduced in Senate (01/06/2009) $('#summarySelector').tnt_dropDownNavigation({"stubUrl":"\/bill\/111th-congress\/senate-bill\/54\/","stubName":"summary"}); Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care; (2) provide for the public reporting of certain staffing information, including a daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care; (3) prescribe recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) specify civil monetary penalties for violations of such requirements; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

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Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] (Introduced 01/06/2009)

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Introduced in Senate (01/06/2009) $('#summarySelector').tnt_dropDownNavigation({"stubUrl":"\/bill\/111th-congress\/senate-bill\/54\/","stubName":"summary"}); Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care; (2) provide for the public reporting of certain staffing information, including a daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care; (3) prescribe recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) specify civil monetary penalties for violations of such requirements; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

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