Becker's Healthcare March 8, 2024
A bipartisan bill that limits mandatory overtime for nurses, originally proposed in 2020, has been reintroduced. It also shields nurses from retaliation from hospitals if nurses turn down overtime.
The bill was introduced again March 5 by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Jen Kiggans, MSN, R-Va. Eighteen states have similar laws restricting mandatory overtime for nurses, but if the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act passes, those restrictions would apply nationwide.
“As a nurse practitioner, I know that staffing shortages and hectic schedules have forced healthcare systems across the country to require long overtime hours for nurses,” Ms.Kiggans stated in the joint news release. “The extended shifts our nurses are often required to work out...
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