H.R. 2480: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013
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H.R. 2480: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-25 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013
Plain summary
Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an interim final standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engineering and safety controls to handle patients through the use of mechanical technology and devices where feasible. Requires, however, the use of alternative controls and measures, including trained, designated lift teams, where such technology and devices are not feasible, in order to minimize the risk of injury to nurses and health care workers. Includes among the requirements of a final standard that health care employers: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention program; (2) train their workers on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention; and (3) post a uniform notice that explains the standard, procedures to report patient handling-related injuries, and workers' rights under this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct unscheduled inspections to ensure compliance with the standard. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard to hospitals receiving Medicare funds.
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Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · 16 cosponsors
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Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Quigley (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2480.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2480 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113