SB 486 (2016) -  Patient Lifting and Handling Practices

General Bill by Bullard
Patient Lifting and Handling Practices: Requiring hospitals to establish a policy concerning the lifting and handling of patients by hospital employees; requiring a committee to develop the policy; providing for membership and duties of the committee; requiring continuing evaluation of the policy, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 77 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: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 36 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy; Rules -SJ 36 Time: 10/21/2015 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/09/2015 - 10:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.029 HB 77