SB 554 (2014) -  Patient Lifting

General Bill by Thompson
Patient Lifting: Requiring hospitals to establish a protocol concerning the lifting and associated handling of patients by hospital employees; requiring that the protocol be developed by a committee; providing for membership of the committee; providing factors for the committee to consider in developing the protocol; establishing a continuous assessment and evaluation of the protocol, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2014
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Community Affairs

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 289 Subject: Patient Lifting and Handling Practices Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 46 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs -SJ 46 Time: 01/10/2014 - 8:34 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/19/2013 - 9:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
395.1013