SENATE BILL 879

Sponsored By:

Senator Pinsky

Entitled:

Hospitals - Safe Patient Lifting

Synopsis:

Requiring hospitals to establish a safe patient lifting committee with an equal number of managers and employees on or before December 1, 2007; requiring the committee to establish a safe patient lifting policy on or before July 1, 2008; requiring the committee to consider specified factors while developing a safe patient lifting policy; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/21

First Reading Senate Rules

3/8

Re-referred Finance

Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable Report by Finance

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/24

Third Reading Passed (44-2)

3/31

Returned Passed

House Action

3/22

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/27

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/29

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

4/10

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 56

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Nurses

Occcupational Safety

Patients

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-377 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 24, 2007: Third Reading Passed (44-2)

House

March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)