Calif. bill would safeguard hospital patients in “observation” settings
Legislation to enact new protections for hospital patients warehoused in “observation status” with fewer protections accorded other patients, has taken another major step forward.
SB 1076, introduced by Sen. Ed Hernandez of West Covina and sponsored by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, won approval in the Assembly Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Next stop will be on the floor of the state Assembly, expected later this month. If approved by the Assembly, the bill would return to the Senate for final concurrence.