(a) At least once every year; and
(b) At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee.
(2) In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider:
(a) Patient outcomes;
(b) Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing;
(c) The number of hours of nursing care provided through a hospital unit compared with the number of patients served by the hospital unit during a 24-hour period;
(d) The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff;
(e) The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff;
(f) The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan;
(g) The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and
(h) Any other matter determined by the committee to be necessary to ensure that the hospital is staffed to meet the health care needs of patients.
(3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan. [Formerly 441.156]
Note: See note under 441.761.