SB 2244: Patient Handling/Safe Movement
GENERAL BILL by Miller ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Patient Handling/Safe Movement; requires governing body of hospital or nursing home to adopt policy re safe movement of patients; provides requirements for policy; requires hospital or nursing home to submit its policy for safe movement of patients to patient safety center & AHCA; prohibits health care facility from retaliating or discriminating against employee who, in good faith, reports violation of act, etc. Creates 381.029.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2006 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2006 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Care; Health and Human Services Appropriations |
| 3/7/2006 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Health Care; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00177 |
| 4/14/2006 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 04/19/06, 1:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed |
| 5/5/2006 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Health Care |