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LD 1769

An Act To Ensure Data Reporting For Temporary Nurse Agencies

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Joe Baldacci

Requires temporary nurse agencies to report specified data to DHHS, enabling workforce monitoring, policy guidance, and enforcement of compliance.

Signed by Governor
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Bill Summary · LD 1769

LD 1769 — An Act To Ensure Data Reporting for Temporary Nurse Agencies

Status: Signed by Governor (6/17/2025)
Introduced: 4/23/2025 | Sponsor: Sen. Baldacci (Penobscot)
Subject: Health care personnel; nurses; temporary agencies

Purpose / Intent

LD 1769 is intended to establish mandatory data‑reporting obligations for temporary nurse (travel/nurse staffing) agencies. The law is designed to improve the State’s visibility into the use, deployment and characteristics of temporary nursing personnel so that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and relevant oversight entities can monitor workforce patterns, inform policy, and ensure consumer and public‑health protections.

Key provisions (summary)

  • Requires temporary nurse agencies to report specified data to the Department of Health and Human Services. The enacted bill (as amended) sets reporting responsibilities and procedures (see enacted text for the exact data elements, reporting frequency and format).
  • Provides DHHS authority to receive and use the reported data for workforce monitoring, regulatory oversight and policymaking. (The bill may also address confidentiality and data security; consult the statute for details.)
  • Includes an enforcement or compliance framework (reporting deadlines and any administrative remedies or penalties are specified in the enacted language).
  • The bill was amended in committee (Committee Amendment “A”, S‑319) before final passage; the engrossed version as amended was the version signed into law.

Note: The provided materials do not include the full statutory language or a list of the exact data fields and reporting schedule. For the precise reporting requirements, effective dates, and any exemptions or confidentiality rules, consult the final enrolled bill text or the Maine Revised Statutes citation.

Who is affected

  • Temporary nurse (staffing) agencies operating in Maine — primary entities required to submit data.
  • Nurses and temporary nursing staff — indirectly affected because information about assignments, hours, rates, or placements may be captured (as defined in the statute).
  • Health care facilities that engage temporary nurses — may be affected if the reporting requires facility‑level information or cooperation.
  • Department of Health and Human Services — receives, stores and analyzes the reported data; responsible for implementation and oversight.
  • Office of the Attorney General — may incur limited involvement for enforcement or legal matters.

Fiscal and administrative impact

  • Multiple fiscal notes (LR 2400 versions) conclude the bill produces a minor General Fund cost increase.
  • Any additional costs to DHHS and the Office of the Attorney General are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
  • Fiscal notes were approved 06/02/25 and 06/10/25 reflecting the original bill and amended versions.

Legislative history / timeline

  • 4/23/2025: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; sponsor Sen. Baldacci.
  • 5/16/2025: Work session; committee voted OTP‑AM (report out “ought to pass as amended”).
  • 6/9/2025: Committee Amendment A (S‑319) adopted; bill passed the Legislature as amended.
  • 6/10/2025: Passed to be enacted; sent for concurrence.
  • 6/17/2025: Signed by the Governor (enacted).

Where to find the full text

To review the exact reporting requirements, effective date, and statutory changes, consult the enrolled bill text for LD 1769 and Committee Amendment S‑319 on the Maine Legislature website or the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.

If you want, I can retrieve and summarize the specific reporting fields, timelines and enforcement provisions from the enrolled bill text.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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