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What Connecticut law says about nurse staffing and overtime

• Nurse staffing committee or plan: Connecticut hospitals must have a staffing committee, mostly direct care nurses, that develops the nurse staffing plan reported to the state twice a year. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-89e(c)(1) (source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-89e(c)(1))
• Limits on mandatory overtime: Hospitals may not require nurses to work overtime or retaliate for refusal, except for surgery in progress, critical care until relieved, and declared or institutional emergencies (covers registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse's aides in hospitals). Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490l (source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490l)

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