Achieving Legislative and Regulatory Buy-In

Summary of Safe Patient Handling & Movement Legislation

Following is a summary of states which have passed or introduced legislation to eliminate needless injuries to nursing staff, patients, and residents from hazardous manual patient lifting.

Safe Patient Handling Legislation Update (Click on your state):

• FEDERAL
  
  
• CALIFORNIA
• CONNECTICUT
• FLORIDA
• HAWAII - LEGISLATION PASSED
• ILLINOIS
• IOWA
• KANSAS
• MARYLAND - LEGISLATION PASSED
• MASSACHUSETTS
• MIGHIGAN
• MINNESOTA - LEGISLATION PASSED
• MISSOURI
• NEW JERSEY -LEGISLATION PASSED
• NEW YORK - LEGISLATION PASSED
• NEVADA
• OHIO - LEGISLATION PASSED
• RHODE ISLAND - LEGISLATION PASSED
• TEXAS - LEGISLATION PASSED
• VERMONT
• WASHINGTON - LEGISLATION PASSED
• WISCONSIN