Nursing's Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives For The 109^th Congress
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The Complete Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives For The 109^th Congress

By Section and Topic:

Nursing Shortage (complete section)

By Individual Topic:

• Immigration and the Nursing Workforce
• Title VIII: Funding For Nursing Workforce Development Programs

Appropriate Staffing (complete section)
By Individual Topic:

• Adequate Nursing Facility Staffing
• Appropriate Acute Care Staffing
• Mandatory Overtime

Workplace Rights (complete section)
By Individual Topic:

• Barriers to the Practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Fair Labor Standards: Overtime Regulations
  
• Home Health: Plan of Care Designation
• Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Nursing
• Safe Healthcare Reporting (SHARE) Act
• Whistleblowing/Patient Advocacy Protections for Nurses

Workplace Health and Safety (complete section)
By Individual Topic:

• Health Care Worker Safety
• Safe Patient Handling and the OSHA Ergonomics Standard

Patient Safety/Advocacy (complete section)
By Individual Topic:

• Access to Health Coverage
• Association Health Plans
• Medicaid Cost Containment
• Medical Errors
• Medical Malpractice Liability/Tort Reform
• Medicare Reform/Prescription Drugs
• Nursing Research