SB 884

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.