Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
Section 53 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1992 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the sixth sentence the following sentence:- A dialysis unit shall have on duty sufficient direct care nursing personnel to ensure that all patients undergoing dialysis have nursing care available at all times provided by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and other staff trained in chronic dialysis at a ratio of at least one direct patient care staff member to every three patients.