197.289. Adequate nurse staffing, methodology required, minimum requirements. - Missouri Statutes

Adequate nurse staffing, methodology required, minimum requirements.

197.289. 1. All hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers shalldevelop and implement a methodology which ensures adequate nurse staffingthat will meet the needs of patients. At a minimum, there shall be on dutyat all times a sufficient number of licensed registered nurses to providepatient care requiring the judgment and skills of a licensed registerednurse and to oversee the activities of all nursing personnel.

2. There shall be sufficient licensed and ancillary nursing personnelon duty on each nursing unit to meet the needs of each patient inaccordance with accepted standards of quality patient care.

(L. 2000 S.B. 788 § 2)