Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARIES OF HEALTH AND LABOR TO ISSUE REGULATIONS TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF NEEDLESTICK INJURY TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Date filed
September 27, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02745 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARIES OF HEALTH AND LABOR TO ISSUE REGULATIONS TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF NEEDLESTICK INJURY TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Health Care Worker Needlestick Prevention Act" | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill directs the Secretaries of Health and Labor and Employment to prescribe the following: a) bloodborne pathogens standard; b)exceptions to the bloodborne pathogens standard; c) exposure plan control; d) sharps injury log; and e) training on the use of needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharp injury protections. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SANTIAGO, NARCISO III D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-09-27 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Mendoza (M.) | 2. Madrona |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2007-10-04 |
Abstract
The bill directs the Secretaries of Health and Labor and Employment to prescribe the following: a) bloodborne pathogens standard; b)exceptions to the bloodborne pathogens standard; c) exposure plan control; d) sharps injury log; and e) training on the use of needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharp injury protections.
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