To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.

This bill would change the Medicare rules to put limits on how many extra hours (overtime) a nurse can be forced to work at certain healthcare facilities that receive Medicare payments. It is aimed at protecting patients by making sure nurses are not required to work too many overtime hours. No official summary is available for this bill.

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