PREVENTING DISABILITIES WHILE CARING FOR THE DISABLED®
Safe Patient Handling
Safe Patient Handling Act
The latest bill draft to "direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an
occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to
patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care
providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard."
Establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient
staffing ratio requirments in hospitals, and for other Purposes
including a Zero Lift Safe patient Handling and Movement.
Senate Bill 1031