A proposal in Illinois would limit the number of patients nurses can care for at once.
The Safe Patient Limits Act (HB2604) provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. The bill also allows a facility to assignfewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in the Safe Patient Limits Act. Illinois does not currently have any laws to limit the number of patients a registered nurse can care for at the same time.