Safe Patient Handling Research Paper

The Safe Patient Handling Act (A.1370/S.2470)

The bill was introduced by a Chair of the Subcommittee on Workplace Safety, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, and Senator George Maziarz, the sponsor the Safe Patient Handling Act (A.1370/S.2470). This bill would (1) create a safe patient handling taskforce, (2) direct the New York State Department of Health to establish a safe patient handling policy, and (3) require each covered healthcare facility to write and execute a plan that coincides with that policy. The Subcommittee on Workplace Safety considers passing the bill a top priority for the 2011-2012 legislative sessions.

DEADLINES:

The Commissioner of Health in consultation with the task force shall promulgate rules and regulations for a statewide

For Health care Facilities

For health care facilities, safe patient handling programs increase, the quality of care for patients, increases employees retention rates, reduces injuries to workers, which reduces worker compensation claims, lost days and lawsuits.

GROUPS THAT SUPPORTED THE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING ACT

1. The New York State AFL-CIO is a federation of 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state, representing 2.5 million members, retirees and their families.

2. AFSCME is the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services employees union with more than 1.6 million working and retired members (nurses, corrections officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and more).

3. The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) - is a labor union in the state of New York that represents employees in state and local government, as well as school districts, child care, and the private sector.

4. DC 37

5. NYSNA

6. NYSUT

7. 1199 SEYU

8. The Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare

9. SWA