Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 1015 — Health care staffing.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires a hospital to establish a nurse staffing council or assign the functions of the council to an entity in the hospital to develop a nurse staffing plan and review any reported deviations from the plan. Prohibits a hospital from taking certain actions against an employee or contract worker for filing a deviation report. Prohibits a hospital, ambulatory outpatient surgical center, health facility, or residential care facility from requiring a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to work mandatory overtime. Establishes exceptions. Prohibits a hospital, ambulatory outpatient surgical center, health facility, or residential care facility from taking certain actions against an employee who does not consent to work mandatory overtime.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  2. Authored by Representative Ledbetter

  3. Coauthored by Representatives Manning and Rowray

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (147)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1015 do?
Requires a hospital to establish a nurse staffing council or assign the functions of the council to an entity in the hospital to develop a nurse staffing plan and review any reported deviations from the plan. Prohibits a hospital from taking certain actions against an employee or contract worker for filing a deviation report. Prohibits a hospital, ambulatory outpatient surgical center, health facility, or residential care facility from requiring a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to work mandatory overtime. Establishes exceptions. Prohibits a hospital, ambulatory outpatient surgical center, health facility, or residential care facility from taking certain actions against an employee who does not consent to work mandatory overtime.
Who sponsors HB 1015?
HB 1015 is sponsored by Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), Ethan Manning (Republican), and Cindy Ledbetter (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1015?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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