HF 3144

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/30/2023 02:53pm

A bill for an act
relating to employment; allowing a minor age 16 or 17 to operate certain patient
lifts in certain long-term care settings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
181A.04, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Certain patient lifts. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
new text end

new text begin (1) "Hoyer lift" means a manual or electric patient lift that may be freestanding, on
wheels, or secured to a wall or the ceiling and in which an individual is positioned in a sling
and an arm lifts and moves the sling through the air from one place to another; and
new text end

new text begin (2) "sit-to-stand lift" means a manual or electric patient lift in which a sling is positioned
around an individual's body, the individual holds onto grab bars, and the lift assists the
individual in rising from a sitting position to a standing position but does not support the
individual's entire weight.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a minor who is 16 or 17 years of age may
operate or assist in the operation of a Hoyer lift or sit-to-stand lift in a nursing home licensed
under chapter 144A, boarding care home licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, assisted
living facility licensed under chapter 144G, or supervised living facility licensed under
sections 144.50 to 144.56, as long as before initially operating a Hoyer lift or sit-to-stand
lift, the minor:
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new text begin (1) received training in the operation of the lift; and
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new text begin (2) demonstrated competency in the operation of the lift through on-site competency
testing by a registered nurse.
new text end