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A proposed bipartisan bill in the Ohio House aims to reduce strain on nurses.
If passed, House Bill 285 would have committees of nurses create standard nurse-to-patient ratios, ranging from one nurse for every four patients to one nurse for every six patients.
Hospitals would then have two years to meet the standards.
The bill would also create a 20-million-dollar loan to grant program to encourage nurses to stay in the state.
That program would offer funds that would help cover the cost of schooling and then once graduated, the loans would be forgiven if a nurse stays and works in Ohio for at least five years.
House Bill 285 is currently in the Ohio House Health Provider Services Committee.