Nurse Staffing Law (ESHB 1714) Toolkit

Checklist

Quick overview of nurse staffing committees under ESHB 1714, including composition, primary responsibilities, key elements to developing a staffing plan and implementation of such a plan.

Nurse staffing committee charter

We recommend all hospitals have a Nurse Staffing Committee Charter to describe the roles, responsibilities, and processes by which committees function and nurse staffing plans are developed and used.

Nurse staffing plan minimum criteria

We recommend that any staffing plan submitted to the Department of Health include the following core elements of the nurse staffing plan (matrix by unit and shift).

CEO attestation form

Document to be signed by the hospital CEO attesting that the staffing plan submitted to the Department of Health was developed in accordance with the law.

Assessing and evaluating complaints

This tool is intended to help hospital staff assess and evaluate complaints relative to ESHB 1714, as well as provide a decision tree for evaluating such complaints.

Sample complaint form

ESHB 1714 provides for a process to submit staffing-related complaints and for staffing committees to respond to staffing complaints. This is a sample form.