Proposed Nursing Legislation (as of June 2009)
| Bill |
What It Does |
MI House Bill # |
MI Senate Bill # |
US House Bill # |
US Senate Bill # |
| Safe Patient Care |
eliminates mandatory overtime; requires nurse to patient staffing ratios |
4008 |
none |
2273 |
none |
| Safe Patient Lifting |
requires safe patient lifting policies, purchase of lifting equipment, and protection for health care workers refusing unsafe assignments |
none |
193 |
2381 |
none |
| "Scrubs" |
requires that hospitals launder work clothes that have been exposed to infectious materials |
4012 |
none |
none |
none |
| Use of Lindane |
lindane can only be used to treat lice or scabies under the supervision of a physician in his or her own office |
4402 |
none |
none |
none |
| Worker Freedom Act |
prevents employees from being forced to attend mandatory meetings where their employers discuss politics, religion or unions |
4467 |
none |
none |
none |
| Ban on Workplace Smoking |
bans smoking in all workplaces |
4341 |
none |
none |
none |
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