SB 870

Bill Subjects

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Dentists Health Care Providers Licensed Practical Nurses Maximum Hours Of Service Osteopathic Physicians Physician's Assistants Physicians Psychologists Registered Nurses Surgeons

Abstract

Prohibits hospitals and health care facilities to permit or require health care providers to provide services for any period after the health care provider has been on duty for sixteen consecutive hours or an aggregate of eighty hours during any period of seven consecutive days, until the health care provider takes at least ten consecutive hours of time off-duty. Clarifies that the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement will prevail, if in conflict with this prohibition. Defines health care facility, health care provider, and hospital.