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Maryland Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: State Law and Hospitals' Postings

nurse-to-patient ratio healthcare jobs are open in Maryland today, of them for nurses. Read every night from the employers' own job boards.

What Maryland law requires

  • Nurse staffing committee or plan (in effect from 2026)

    Maryland's Safe Staffing Act of 2026 requires each licensed hospital to establish a clinical staffing committee and implement a clinical staffing plan.

    “EACH HOSPITAL LICENSED UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CLINICAL STAFFING COMMITTEE” Md. Code, Health-General §§ 19-393 to 19-397 (Chapter 235 of 2026, SB 411) (source: Md. Code, Health-General §§ 19-393 to 19-397 (Chapter 235 of 2026, SB 411))

  • Limits on mandatory overtime

    Employers may not require nurses to work beyond scheduled hours, except in a narrow unforeseeable emergency, for on-call rotation or in community-based care (covers licensed practical nurses and registered nurses).

    “an employer may not require a nurse to work more than the regularly scheduled hours according to the predetermined work schedule” Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-421 (source: Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-421)

From Maryland's own code or health department, read 9 Nov 2026. The ratios below are what each hospital's own posting states for its unit, and every state's law is on the ratio hub.

Ratio stated registered nurse and LPN jobs in Maryland

13 jobs, newest first.

Employers hiring for nurse-to-patient ratio jobs in Maryland

Healthcare openings in Maryland, every week

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Frequently asked questions

How many nurse-to-patient ratio healthcare jobs are open in Maryland?

13 today: 13 registered nurse and LPN jobs.

How much do nurse-to-patient ratio nurses make in Maryland?

Too few nurse-to-patient ratio nursing jobs in Maryland state an hourly rate for a figure; each job here shows the pay its posting states.

Does Maryland have a nurse-to-patient ratio law?

Not fixed ratios: Maryland's Safe Staffing Act of 2026 requires each licensed hospital to establish a clinical staffing committee and implement a clinical staffing plan. (Md. Code, Health-General §§ 19-393 to 19-397 (Chapter 235 of 2026, SB 411)) The law's own words are on this page.

Can a hospital in Maryland make nurses work mandatory overtime?

Maryland law limits it: Employers may not require nurses to work beyond scheduled hours, except in a narrow unforeseeable emergency, for on-call rotation or in community-based care (covers licensed practical nurses and registered nurses). (Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-421) The law's own words are on this page.

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