Mandatory overtime - This bill was passed into law in 2007!

• Click here for a detailed summary of the mandatory overtime law
• Click here for a copy of the mandatory overtime law
• UNAP Mandatory Overtime Fact sheet
• Research
  • The Working Hours of Hospital Staff Nurses and Patient Safety (Health Affairs, July/Aug, 2004)
  • Researchers Say Health Problems, Fatigue Related to Long Work Hours, On-Call Duty (Daily Labor Report, 11/3/06)

Safe Patient Handling  - This bill was passed into law in 2006!

• Read the current law:
  • Safe Patient Handling Act of 2006
• Publications 
  • UNAP Safe Patient Handling fact sheet
  • Expert testimony (Jamie Tessler, MPH)
  • American Nurses Association position paper
  • Wall Street Journal article on Safe Patient Handling

Hospital Staffing Disclosure - This bill was passed into law in 2005!

• UNAP Staffing Fact sheet
• Read the RI Hospital Staffing law
• Research
  • The business case for safe staffing (Jan/Feb, 2006)
• Listen to the safe staffing radio ad (.mp3 - 940 kb)