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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Mandates Hospital Nurse Staffing Ratios and Creates Nursing Student Loan-to-Grant Program
Last action · October 22, 2025: Referred to HealthSponsors: Crystal Lett and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio legislation requires hospitals to establish and comply with mandatory minimum registered nurse staffing ratios, creates a $10 million annual nursing student loan-to-grant program, and mandates public reporting of hospital staffing levels beginning within one to four years of enactment.
Hospitals face strict mandatory patient limits per nurse and heavy fines up to $50,000 for non-compliance, while nursing students can have loans converted to grants through a five-year service commitment in Ohio healthcare facilities.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Hospitals
Hospitals must develop and comply with nurse staffing plans, establish nurse staffing committees, maintain shift records, post staffing notices publicly, and face financial penalties for non-compliance.
Registered nurses
Registered nurses participate in nurse staffing committees, benefit from mandatory maximum patient assignment limits, gain protections when refusing unsafe assignments, and are prohibited from being assigned to units without proper orientation.
Nursing students
Nursing students enrolled in prelicensure programs may apply for financial assistance through the Nursing Student Loan-to-Grant Program, converting loans to grants through service obligations.
Hospital patients
Patients receive care under mandatory minimum registered nurse staffing ratios, have access to staffing notices and shift-specific assignments, and can report inadequate staffing through a toll-free hotline.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Oct 22, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Health
- Oct 15, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Funding Transfer to Nurse Education Fund
Fines collected from hospital violations under Section 3722.36 are directly deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the nurse education assistance fund created under section 3333.28.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
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