Vermont § 1854 - Public access to information
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1854 — Public access to information, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1854. Public access to information
- (a) A hospital shall make public the maximum patient census and the number of registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed nursing assistants providing direct
patient care in each unit during each shift. Each unit’s information shall be reported
in full-time equivalents, with either every eight hours or 12 hours worked by a registered
nurse, licensed practical nurse, or licensed nursing assistant during the shift as
one full-time equivalent. The reporting of this information shall be in a manner consistent
with the requirements for public reporting for measures of nurse staffing selected
by the Commissioner of Health under subdivision 9405b(a)(4) of this title, but shall not in any way change what is required to be posted as set forth in this
subsection. Each unit’s information shall be posted in a prominent place that is readily
accessible to patients and visitors in that unit at least once each day. The posting
shall include the information for the preceding seven days. (b) The hospital shall provide a telephone number to the public for requesting public
information, including information required under this section and sections 1852 and 9405b of this title. The information shall be provided within 24 hours of the request. (Added 2005, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2007, No. 27, § 1, eff. May 16, 2007; 2011, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 2, 2012; 2015, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 1854
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Section 1854 ("Public access to information") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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