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Nurses, former patients and unions push for safe patient handling laws to reduce staff injuries and improve mobility care
Summary
Witnesses described workplace injuries and argued H2396/S1535 — which would require health facilities to adopt safe patient handling and mobility programs — would protect staff and patients, reduce worker compensation costs and enable earlier mobilization for patients.
Nurses and patient safety advocates testified in favor of House Bill 2396/Senate Bill 1535, which would require health care facilities to implement comprehensive safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs to reduce staff injuries and improve patient outcomes.
Beth Picnick described a 30‑year career altered by a spinal injury she said occurred moving a patient;…
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