Select a state or federal law or regulation related to patient safety that has been implemented within the last five years requiring hospitals or any other health care organizations to change the way they manage the delivery of care. Discuss the changes that have occurred because of this law or regulation.

Select a state or federal law or regulation related to patient safety that has been implemented within the last five years requiring hospitals or any other health care organizations to change the way they manage the delivery of care. Discuss the changes that have occurred because of this law or regulation.

Response 1: Samantha

In 2019, the state of CA passed Bill 227 that focuses on the already in-place state mandated staffing ratios, in turn enhancing the safety of patients. Larson (2019) wrote an article regarding this implementation, explaining that the legislation includes a more strict monitoring of hospitals with visits to check compliance of the mandated ratios, and if a facility is found to be non-compliant, they can be financially punished with fines. It is noted in the article that some facilities repeatedly ignore the safe staffing patient ratios, in turn putting their patients at risk. With this Bill 227, action was to be put into play to help uphold these important ratios.