California Lawmakers to Consider 2 Bills on Hospital Workplace Safety

This week, lawmakers in California will consider two bills intended to improve workplace safety in the state's hospitals. The bills are sponsored by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

One of the bills, Senate Bill 1299, would require hospitals, through California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board standards, to create workplace violence prevention plans. A similar bill was introduced in 2013 but floundered, according to the news release.

The other bill, Assembly Bill 2616, would make hospital workers who contract methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections eligible for worker's compensation.

Committee hearings for the bills will be held Thursday and Wednesday, respectively.

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