SB 943 - Crawford, Sandy
Permits certain health care providers to order restraints on patients in hospitals
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5016S.01I
Title
SB 943
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2020
Committee
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Health and Pensions Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 943 - This act permits advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and assistant physicians to order restraints when treating a patient in a hospital; provided, that the advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or assistant physician has a collaborative practice arrangement and the hospital's policies for ordering, authorizing, monitoring, and withdrawing restraints is consistent with the standards set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nothing in this act shall modify or supercede current law regarding the use of restraints for patients, residents, or clients of facilities or programs operated by the Department of Mental Health, hospitals providing psychiatric care, and in dedicated psychiatric units of general acute care hospitals.
SARAH HASKINS