Hospitals
Under AB 13 by Assembly member Julia Brownley (D-Woodland Hills), each year, hospitals would have to prepare staffing plans for licensed technical positions, excluding nurses. The reports would have to be submitted to state regulators (Bill text, 8/22).
SB 1151 by Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata (D-Oakland) would require hospitals to develop policies to identify patients who should be moved using lift teams or other lift devices. The measure also would require hospitals to use lift teams or devices to reduce back injuries among hospital personnel (Bill text, 8/8).