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The Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, content, nature, or reliability of the information contained in this website, including but not limited to its currency, accuracy, or completeness. You expressly agree that use of this site, including all content or date distributed by, downloaded, or accessed from or through this site, is at your own risk.
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Important Dates:
June 7, 2006
ESHB 1672 takes effect
February 1, 2007
Hospitals must establish a Safe Patient Handling Committee
December 1, 2007
Hospitals must establish a Safe Patient Handling Program
January 30, 2010
Hospitals must acquire the minimum requirement of lift equipment
In addition to mandating the implementation of a safe patient-handling program, the law (ESHB 1672) prescribes a reasonable and well-defined set of equipment requirements, and provides hospitals with a $10 million Business & Occupation (B&O) tax credit to be used for patient handling equipment purchases. Download the B&O Tax Credit Form.
Hospitals can receive up to $1,000 per acute care available inpatient bed (number of set-up beds that hospitals report to the Department of Health, excluding distinct part long-term care).
The B&O tax credit is expected to cover 90% of available acute care inpatient beds.
However, the committee believes there will be adequate funding for every hospital requiring equipment.
Questions and Answers?
The Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) has put together an easy to understand list of Q&A regarding aspects of the law. Please visit the site at: http://www.wsna.org/legal/patienthandling/faq.asp
For questions or comments about this site please contact
Washington's Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee at sph@washingtonsafepatienthandling.com.
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