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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.

Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Health Care
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



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