Fall prevention and recovery training, CPR and first aid certification, a duty to provide aid in certain residential facilities and hospices, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under this bill, the Department of Health Services must develop or identify fall prevention and recovery training programs for certain employees, as specified by DHS, and for patients and residents of residential care apartment complexes, community-based residential facilities, nursing homes, and hospices. Residential care apartment complexes, community-based residential facilities, nursing homes, and hospices must administer the fall prevention and recovery trainings to any employees that are required by DHS to receive the training and to patients and residents of the facilities.

In addition, under the bill, residential care apartment complexes, community-based residential facilities, nursing homes, and hospices must have at least one employee with current certification in CPR, at least one employee with current certification in first aid, and at least one employee who has received fall prevention and recovery training available on the premises at all times a resident or patient is present in the residential care apartment complex, community-based residential facility, nursing home, or hospice. The bill also imposes a duty upon residential care apartment complexes, community-based residential facilities, nursing homes, and hospices to administer CPR and first aid to patients and residents and to make an attempt to lift patients and residents who have fallen, appear to be uninjured, and cannot recover on their own. The bill exempts individuals and residential care apartment complexes, community-based residential facilities, nursing homes, and hospices from liability for civil damages for any act or omission of an individual administering CPR or first aid to a patient or resident or attempting to lift a fallen patient or resident if certain requirements are met.

Who's behind it

13 lawmakers are its authors⁠. 12 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

5 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DHS

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories