§21-5F-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose

The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is essential that qualified registered nurses and other licensed health care workers providing direct patient care be

§21-5F-2. Definitions

For the purposes of this article: (1) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under the provisions of article five-b, chapter sixteen of this code, but does not include hospitals operated by state or federal agencies.

§21-5F-3. Hospital Nursing Overtime Limitations and Requirements

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this section, a hospital is prohibited from mandating a nurse, directly or through coercion, to accept an assignment of overtime and is prohibited from taking action against a nurse solely on the grounds that the nurse refuses to accept an assignment of […]

§21-5F-4. Enforcement; Offenses and Penalties

(a) Pursuant to the powers set forth in article one of this chapter, the Commissioner of Labor is charged with the enforcement of this article. The commissioner shall propose legislative and procedural rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to establish procedures for enforcement of this article. These […]

§21-5F-5. Relation to Other Laws

Any law of this state currently enacted shall not be deemed to be amended, rescinded or otherwise affected by any provision of this article, but shall continue in full force and effect.