House Bill 501 aims to change Vet Tech to Vet Nurse. Tell legislators this is unacceptable – we must protect our title. ONA provided comment and gave opponent testimony yesterday to the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee about House Bill 501 – a bill that wants to change the title Veterinary Technician to Veterinary …
Bill to Prohibit Nurse Mandatory Overtime to Receive Proponent Testimony COLUMBUS – Legislation aimed at making Ohio the 19th state to prohibit nurse mandatory overtime will have proponent testimony Wednesday, March 6th at 9:00am. The following interested parties will testify on why nurse fatigue, a consequence of mandatory overtime, poses dangers to patient care: …
Bill to Prohibit Nurse Mandatory Overtime to Receive Sponsor Testimony COLUMBUS – Legislation aimed at making Ohio the 19th state to prohibit nurse mandatory overtime will have sponsor testimony Wednesday, January 31st and 9:00am. The House Bill 456’s sponsor, Representative Robert Sprague (R-Findlay), will present to House Health Committee members the importance of this legislation, …
Bill addresses safe patient care, would make Ohio 19th state to outlaw mandatory overtime for nurses COLUMBUS – House Bill 456, sponsored by Representative Robert Sprague (R-Findlay), aims to make Ohio the 19th state to outlaw nurse mandatory overtime – a potentially dangerous practice occurring across Ohio that can jeopardize safe patient care. The …
*BREAKING NEWS* December 29, 2017 – House 456, legislation to prohibit nurse mandatory overtime, was introduced into the Ohio House of Representatives by sponsor Representative Robert Sprague on December 29, 2017. The bill would make Ohio the 19th state to make it illegal to force a nurse to work beyond his/her regularly scheduled shift – …
Sub House Bill 191 will hear proponent testimony on December 13, 2017. Letter of support sent to The Honorable Steve Huffman: Dear Chairman Huffman, Vice Chair Gavarone, Ranking Member Antonio, & Members of the House Health Committee: As the president of the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA), I am writing on behalf of our association in …
June 28, 2017 The Honorable John Kasich Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215-6117 RE: HB 49, Medicaid Expansion Freeze Dear Governor Kasich: The Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) is the recognized leader and advocate for professional nursing in the state of Ohio and serves as the leading voice …
By Chief Investigative Reporter, Ron Regan, WEWS News Channel 5
by Kevin Landers, originally appearing on 10tv.com
Ohio’s nurse-themed license plate available summer of 2017 The Ohio Nurses Association and the Ohio Nurses Foundation are excited to announce July 3, 2017 as the official release date of the nursing-themed Ohio license plate. Proceeds from the license plate will help fund nursing scholarships and research grants from the Ohio Nurses Foundation – the charitable …