3.0.0 1788 2023-01-11T13:17:44Z 2023-01-11T13:17:44Z Senate S S 2009-10-15 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing sshr11 Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-05-11T21:47:42Z Referred to 2009-10-15T17:09:26Z Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 111 2381 HR 2009-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill CRS 2010-05-11 sshr11 Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-1138. Committee 2009-10-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10489-10490) IntroReferral 2009-10-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10488-10489) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN N I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2010-05-20 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-05-20 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-06-07 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 2009-10-15 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-10T18:00:15Z 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 A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1788is/xml/BILLS-111s1788is.xml 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. 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.