Enhancing Care: Oregon’s New Nurse Staffing Ratio Law (House Bill 2697)

House Bill 2697: For the first time in any state, Oregon has implemented legislation that establishes specific mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in 12 different types of hospital units. Oregon’s Governor, Tina Kotek, signed House Bill 2697 into law on Tuesday, August 11, 2023, with the law scheduled to be effective in September 2023. While other