House Bill 1874 Would Save Lives, Address Nursing Shortage and Create Jobs.
Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, September 26, 2011 

This morning, State Representatives Phyllis Mundy (D-120) and Deberah Kula (D-52) joined together to introduce a nurse-to-patient ratios bill in the Pennsylvania State House. This bill, modeled on California’s extremely successful 1999 law, would amend the Health Care Facilities Act to establish life-saving minimum nurse-to-patient ratios throughout the hospital. Many scientific studies have shown that RN ratios both improve patient safety and reduce overall labor costs ... Nurse-to-Patient