New York S 4003: Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"

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S04003 Summary:

BILL NOS04003 

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Add Art 28-F §§2899-aa - 2899-ee, Pub Health L

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Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing plans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.

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BILL NOS04003 

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4003

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
 "safe staffing for hospital care act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "safe staffing for hospital care act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 4 declares that the state has a substantial interest in assuring that
 5 delivery of healthcare services to patients in healthcare facilities
 6 located within this state is adequate and safe and that healthcare
 7 facilities retain sufficient nursing staff so as to promote optimal
 8 healthcare outcomes. Recent changes in our healthcare delivery system
 9 are resulting in a higher acuity level among patients in healthcare
 10 facilities. Inadequate hospital staffing results in dangerous medical
 11 errors and patient infections. Inadequate and poorly monitored nurse
 12 staffing practices can adversely impact the health of patients who enter
 13 hospitals and outpatient emergency and surgical centers. A substantial
 14 number of nurses indicate that hospital-patient acuity measurements are
 15 inadequate and that many hospitals rarely, if ever, staff according to
 16 an acuity measurement tool. Hospital nurses work substantial overtime
 17 hours and nurses working twelve-hour shifts work the most additional
 18 overtime hours per week. Mandatory overtime and lengthy work hours for
 19 direct-care nurses constitute a threat to the health and safety of
 20 patients, adversely impact the general well-being of nurses and result
 21 in greater turnover, which increases long-term shortage of nursing
 22 personnel. Establishing staffing standards will ensure that healthcare
 23 facilities throughout the state operate in a manner that guarantees the
 24 public safety and the delivery of quality healthcare services. The
 25 intent of this act is to protect the health and safety of the residents

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07139-01-5

 S. 4003 2

 1 of New York state by ensuring adequate protection and care for patients
 2 in healthcare facilities.
 3 § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 28-F to
 4 read as follows:

 5 ARTICLE 28-F
 6 SAFE STAFFING FOR HOSPITAL CARE

 7 Section 2899-aa. Facility staffing standard.
 8 2899-bb. Compliance with plan and recordkeeping.
 9 2899-cc. Mandatory overtime and excessive duty hours.
 10 2899-dd. Employee rights.
 11 2899-ee. Enforcement.
 12 § 2899-aa. Facility staffing standard. 1. Each facility licensed
 13 pursuant to this article shall ensure that it is staffed in a manner
 14 that provides sufficient, appropriately qualified nursing staff of each
 15 classification in each department or unit within the facility in order
 16 to meet the individualized care needs of patients.
 17 2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, as a condition of licens-
 18 ing, each healthcare facility licensed within the state shall annually
 19 submit to the department a documented staffing plan together with a
 20 written certification that the staffing plan is sufficient to provide
 21 adequate and appropriate delivery of healthcare services to patients for
 22 the