Section 3727.54. Review of current staffing plan - recommendations

At least once a year, the hospital-wide nursing care committee convened pursuant to section 3727.51 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following:

(A) Review how the most current nursing services staffing plan does all of the following:

(1) Affects inpatient care outcomes;

(2) Affects clinical management;

(3) Facilitates a delivery system that provides, on a cost-effective basis, quality nursing care consistent with acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care and evidenced-based guidelines established by national nursing organizations.

(B) Make recommendations, based on the most recent review conducted under division (A) of this section, regarding how the most current nursing services staffing plan should be revised, if at all.

Effective Date: 2008 HB346 09-12-2008