S. 5319In Committee
Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Require certain Medicare-participating health care providers to limit mandatory nurse overtime and enforce patient safety protections
Key points
- Establish nurse complaint protections
- Require overtime documentation notices
- Prohibit mandatory nurse overtime
- Authorize civil penalties
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2026-08-06 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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