92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3533
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House Sponsors:
DART-FRITCHEY.

Short description: 
HEALTH CARE WORKER PROT ACT                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Health Care Worker  Needle  Stick  Injury  Protection      
   Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides that no later than 6         
   months after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Public        
   Health must adopt a bloodborne pathogen standard governing occupa-          
   tional exposure of public employees to infectious materials. Provides       
   that these standards must meet or exceed certain federal standards.         
   Provides that the standards must include (1) a requirement that             
   needleless systems be implemented in facilities employing public            
   employees and (ii) a requirement to log certain exposure incidents.         
   Provides that the Department of Public Health must create a list of         
   needleless systems. Creates the Health Care Worker Injury Protection        
   Fund, moneys in which shall be used for research into needleless            
   systems.                                                                    
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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