Bill Text: OR SB572 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed

Oregon Senate Bill 572 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the safe handling of hospital patients; prescribing an effective date.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB572 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB572-Engrossed.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 1875

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 572
                 Ordered by the Senate April 24
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 24

Sponsored by Senator MONNES ANDERSON, Representative GREENLICK

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

  Requires hospital to implement safe patient handling policy.
Establishes requirements for safe patient handling policy.
    { - Requires that workers' compensation rates take into
consideration anticipated reductions in loss costs due to
implementation of safe patient handling policy. - }
   { +  Requires hospital safety committee to obtain from
Department of Consumer and Business Services, annually, claims
information regarding disabling compensable injuries due to
patient handling and, based on information, make recommendations
for changes to policy and for ways to reduce such injuries.
  Takes effect February 1, 2015. + }

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the safe handling of hospital patients; and
  prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 654.001 to 654.295. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Claim' has the meaning given that term in ORS 656.005.
  (b) 'Disabling compensable injury' has the meaning given that
term in ORS 656.005.
  (c) 'Hospital' has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015.
  (2) A hospital must have a written safe patient handling policy
that is made available to all hospital staff who provide direct
patient care. The policy must prescribe the procedures for the
safe lifting, transferring and repositioning of patients,
including the appropriate use of lift equipment and other
assistive devices.
  (3) The safety committee, as described in ORS 654.182, of each
hospital shall annually:
  (a) Obtain from the Department of Consumer and Business
Services the rate of claims for disabling compensable injuries
for the hospital and the aggregate rate for all hospitals in this
state;
  (b) Review the claims information for the disabling compensable
injuries caused by lifting, transferring or repositioning
patients and make recommendations to the governing body of the
hospital for ways to prevent disabling compensable injuries
similar to the injuries for which claims were filed;
  (c) Review the rate of claims for disabling compensable claims
for the hospital in comparison to the aggregate rate for all
hospitals in this state to determine if the safe patient handling
policy described in subsection (2) of this section has reduced
claims for disabling compensable injuries; and
  (d) Recommend changes to the safe patient handling policy to
further reduce the number of injuries due to disabling
compensable injuries. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2013 Act takes effect February 1,
2015. + }
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