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S.B. 46 VETOES
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(i) Hospitals and related institutions;
(ii) Residential treatment centers;
(iii) Freestanding medical facilities;
(iv) Freestanding ambulatory care facilities;
(v) Home health agencies;
(vi) Residential service agencies;
(vii) Chronic disease centers;
(viii) Hospice care facilities;
(ix) Comprehensive physical rehabilitation facilities;
(x) Nursing homes; and
(xi) Assisted living programs; and
(3) Develop recommendations to implement the use of computerized
technology to increase nursing productivity and the quality of patient care.
(h) The Task Force shall submit a final report to the General Assembly on or
before January 10, 2003.
Article - Health Occupations
8-7B-01.
(a) There is a Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing.
(d) The Commission shall:
(1) Convene a crisis in nursing summit to respond to the nursing
shortage in the State;
(2) In addition to the issues identified and prioritized as a result of the
summit convened under item (1) of this subsection, determine the current extent and
long-term implications of the growing nursing personnel shortage in the State,
including:
(i) An evaluation of mechanisms currently available in the State
and elsewhere intended to enhance education, recruitment, and retention of nurses in
the workforce and to improve quality of care;
(ii) An assessment of the impact of shortages in nursing personnel
on access to, and the delivery of, quality patient care;
(3) Develop recommendations on, and facilitate implementation of,
strategies to reverse the growing shortage of qualified nursing personnel in the State,
including:
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