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S. 2408 114th Congress Senate

Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and all other health care w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 29, 2016 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth care quality
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Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesLabor-management relationsMedicaidMedicareMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesNursingWorker safety and health
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 16, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 16, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 16, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle patients.

The standard must require health care employers to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention program; (2) train their workers on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention; and (3) post a notice that explains the standard, procedures to report patient handling-related injuries, and workers' rights under this Act. Labor must conduct unscheduled inspections to ensure compliance with the standard.

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the standard to hospitals receiving Medicare funds.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4266 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 29, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2408: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2408/
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