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Committee hears bill to register health-care shift platforms; unions raise concerns
Summary
HB7030 would require online platforms that post short-term health-care shifts to register with the Rhode Island Department of Health while exempting them from classification as nursing service agencies. Clipboard Health's representative said the model is an online marketplace, not a staffing agency; members questioned credentialing, liability and possible effects on union wages and benefits.
Chairwoman Donovan called up House Bill 7030, the Health Care Worker Platform Act, which would create a registration requirement for platforms that connect facilities with health-care professionals offering short-term shifts. A representative for Clipboard Health (Mr. McAuliffe) described the marketplace model: facilities post shift opportunities, clinicians submit…
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