SF 594

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 12/26/2012 11:17 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to occupational safety and health; requiring safe patient handling plans 1.3in clinical settings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 182.6551; 1.4182.6552, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.5Statutes, chapter 182. 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 182.6551, is amended to read: 1.8182.6551 CITATION; SAFE PATIENT HANDLING ACT. 1.9    Sections 182.6551 to new text begin 182.6554 new text end may be cited as the "Safe Patient Handling 1.10Act." 1.11    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 182.6552, is amended by adding a subdivision 1.12to read: 1.13     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Clinical settings that move patients. new text end new text begin "Clinical settings that move new text end 1.14 new text begin patients" means physician, dental, and other outpatient care facilities, except for outpatient new text end 1.15 new text begin surgical settings, where service requires movement of patients from point to point as part new text end 1.16 new text begin of the scope of service. new text end 1.17    Sec. 3. new text begin [182.6554] SAFE PATIENT HANDLING IN CLINICAL SETTINGS. new text end 1.18     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Safe patient handling plan required. new text end new text begin (a) By July 1, 2010, every new text end 1.19 new text begin clinical setting that moves patients in the state shall develop a written safe patient handling new text end 1.20 new text begin plan to achieve by January 1, 2012, the goal of ensuring the safe handling of patients by new text end 1.21 new text begin minimizing manual lifting of patients by direct patient care workers and by utilizing new text end 1.22 new text begin safe patient handling equipment. new text end 2.1     new text begin (b) The plan shall address: new text end 2.2     new text begin (1) assessment of risks with regard to patient handling that considers the patient new text end 2.3 new text begin population and environment of care; new text end 2.4     new text begin (2) the acquisition of an adequate supply of appropriate safe patient handling new text end 2.5 new text begin equipment; new text end 2.6     new text begin (3) initial and ongoing training of direct patient care workers on the use of this new text end 2.7 new text begin equipment; new text end 2.8     new text begin (4) procedures to ensure that physical plant modifications and major construction new text end 2.9 new text begin projects are consistent with plan goals; and new text end 2.10     new text begin (5) periodic evaluations of the safe patient handling plan. new text end 2.11 new text begin (c) A health care organization with more than one covered clinical setting that new text end 2.12 new text begin moves patients may establish a plan at each clinical setting or establish one plan to serve new text end 2.13 new text begin this function for all the clinical settings. new text end 2.14     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Facilities with existing programs. new text end new text begin A clinical setting that moves patients new text end 2.15 new text begin that has already adopted a safe patient handling plan that satisfies the requirements of new text end 2.16 new text begin subdivision 1, or a clinical setting that moves patients that is covered by a safe patient new text end 2.17 new text begin handling plan that is covered under and consistent with section 182.6553, is considered new text end 2.18 new text begin to be in compliance with the requirements of this section. new text end 2.19     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Training materials. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall make training materials on new text end 2.20 new text begin implementation of this section available at no cost to all clinical settings that move patients new text end 2.21 new text begin as part of the training and education duties of the commissioner under section 182.673. new text end 2.22     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Enforcement. new text end new text begin This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under new text end 2.23 new text begin section 182.661. The initial serious violation of this section is subject to a citation under new text end 2.24 new text begin section 182.66 without a penalty. A subsequent violation of this section is subject to the new text end 2.25 new text begin penalties provided under section 182.666. new text end