Nurse staffing measure criticized by Mayo Clinic is pulled from big healthcare bill
The measure would establish committees of direct care workers and management at Minnesota hospitals to set safe staffing levels.
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The measure would establish committees of direct care workers and management at Minnesota hospitals to set safe staffing levels.
A newly formed conference committee is now treating the legislation separately.
This weekend, word came that a compromise could be coming, at least to give the Mayo Clinic what they are asking for.
Mayo Clinic previously warned state lawmakers and the governor that approving the bill in its current form could jeopardize billions of dollars worth of investments in Minnesota.
A compromise that would neutralize Mayo Clinic's threat to take billions of dollars of planned investments out of Minnesota could be on the table in St. Paul.