Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 16, 2015)
Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle patients.
The standard must require health care employers to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention program; (2) train their workers on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention; and (3) post a notice that explains the standard, procedures to report patient handling-related injuries, and workers' rights under this Act. Labor must conduct unscheduled inspections to ensure compliance with the standard.
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the standard to hospitals receiving Medicare funds.
What just happenedMar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 16, 2015
- Mar 23, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Workforce Protections Subcommittee - Jan 21, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Dec 18, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Dec 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Dec 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Dec 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 16, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House