New York law gives nurses a voice in hospital staffing plans

FILE - This photo from Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020, shows a nurse during a protest strike over safe staffing issues at Montefiore Hospital in New Rochelle, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation, Friday June 18, 2021, requiring general hospitals in the state to seek input from nurses and other staff in creating staffing plans that are to include specific guidelines on how many patients each nurse is assigned. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

FILE - This photo from Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020, shows a nurse during a protest strike over safe staffing issues at Montefiore Hospital in New Rochelle, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation, Friday, June 18, 2021, requiring general hospitals in the state to seek input from nurses and other staff in creating staffing plans that are to include specific guidelines on how many patients each nurse is assigned. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)