A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 21525 and 21525a.
Mandates hospitals to maintain specific nurse-to-patient ratios in various units to ensure patient safety, applicable at all times, including breaks and meals. It specifies that nurses included in these ratios must be directly assigned to patient care in the specified unit and competent to provide safe care.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs
