3.0.0 2381 2023-01-11T13:19:14Z 2023-01-11T13:19:14Z House H HR 2009-05-13 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-11T19:47:10Z Referred to 2009-05-13T14:00:52Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-14T16:21:47Z Referred to 2009-05-13T14:00:53Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-13T14:00:54Z Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 111 1788 S 2010-05-11 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-1138. Identical bill CRS 2009-06-11 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2009-05-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-13 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-05-13 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-13 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. 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Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2010-09-29 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Nursing Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2009-05-13 Introduced in House 2009-08-13T18:56:09Z Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to propose a standard on safe patient handling and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engineering controls to lift patients and the elimination of manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices, except where patient care may be compromised.

Requires health care employers to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling and injury prevention plan; (2) provide their workers with training on safe patient handling and injury prevention; and (3) post a uniform notice that explains the standard and the procedures to report patient handling-related injuries. Requires the Secretary to conduct unscheduled inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards.

Allows health care workers to: (1) refuse to accept an assignment in a health care facility that violates safety standards or for which such worker has not received required training; and (2) file complaints against employers who violate this Act. Prohibits employers from taking adverse actions against any health care worker who in good faith reports a violation, participates in an investigation or proceeding, or discusses violations.

Authorizes health care workers who have been discharged, discriminated, or retaliated against in violation of this Act to bring legal action for reinstatement, reimbursement of lost compensation, attorneys' fees, court costs, and other damages.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program for purchasing safe patient handling and injury prevention equipment for health care facilities.

]]> Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 Display Title Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2381ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2381ih.xml 2009-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.