Limiting Mandatory Nurse Overtime: Enhancing Patient Safety
This act aims to improve patient safety by limiting mandatory overtime hours for nurses. It sets work hour limits, protects nurses from discrimination for refusing overtime, and imposes penalties on healthcare providers for violations. This ensures better patient care and healthier working conditions for nurses.
Key points
Nurses cannot be forced to work more than 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week, or immediately after a 12-hour shift.
Exceptions apply only during declared emergencies or disasters, provided other staffing options have been exhausted.
Nurses are protected from termination or penalties for refusing mandatory overtime or reporting violations.
Healthcare facilities must post nurse schedules and face fines up to $10,000 for each violation.
The act does not affect nurses' right to volunteer for overtime or existing rights under other laws or collective bargaining agreements.
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