2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB720: Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025)

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee for developing a clinical staffing plan for the hospital that establishes the appropriate number of clinicians needed to administer quality health care by setting and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to implement a clinical staffing plan beginning January 1, 2026; and requiring the clinical staffing plan be posted on the hospital's website.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {623925/1
Senate
4/4/2025
Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Beidle) Adopted
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 623925/1

Favorable with Amendments 623925/1

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2025122.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB