1809-S AMH MORE CORD 040

SHB 1809 - H AMD 162

By Representative Morrell

WITHDRAWN 3/13/2007

   On page 3, line 6, after "assignment" strike "limits" and insert "standards"

   On page 3, beginning on line 28, after "(3)" strike all material through "and" on line 31 and insert "PATIENT ASSIGNMENT STANDARDS RECOMMENDATION. (a) By June 1, 2008, the central nursing resource center must forward recommendations to the department as required in this subsection. The recommendations must be developed by a task force convened by the central nursing resource center. Among its members, the task force must include representatives of organizations that represent hospitals, including rural hospitals. The recommendations must address:

   (i) Patient assignment standards in hospitals; and"

   On page 3, beginning on line 34, after "In" strike all material through "shall" on line 35 and insert "developing its recommendations, the task force must"

   On page 4, line 15, after "recommendations" strike "of" and insert "forwarded by"

   On page 4, line 17, after "period." strike the remainder of the line and insert "By July 15, 2008, the department must publish"

   On page 4, line 20, after "basis," strike "the central nursing resource center" and insert "a task force convened by the central nursing resource center pursuant to (a) of this subsection"

   On page 4, line 22, after "whether the" strike "recommendations adopted" and insert "final recommendations published"

   On page 4, line 23, after "any," strike "made" and insert "developed by the task force and forwarded to the department"

   On page 4, line 25, after "must" strike "adopt" and insert "publish"

   On page 4, line 28, after "By" strike "September 1, 2008" and insert "January 1, 2009"

   On page 4, beginning on line 33, after "assignment" strike all material through "adopted" on line 34 and insert "standards recommended in the final recommendations published"

   On page 4, line 36, after "recommendations" strike "adopted" and insert "published"

EFFECT: Requires the recommendations related to hospital staffing plans to be developed by June 1, 2008, instead of February 1, 2008, and also delays the timelines for publishing final recommendations and implementing staffing plans for four months.

Requires the recommendations to be developed by a task force convened by the Central Nursing Resource Center (CNRC), and requires the task force to include members from organizations representing hospitals, including rural hospitals. Changes the patient assignment recommendation to "standards" rather than "limits."

Requires the CNRC to forward the recommendations to the Department of Health, and the task force to review and update the recommendations biennially.

Clarifies that the final recommendations are to be published, but not adopted as rules, by the Department of Health.