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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJR 61    </title>
<shortdesc>SAFE PATIENT HANDLING TSK FRCE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Creates a Safe Patient Handling Task Force to study safe patient handling policies and create recommended policy guidelines for all health care facilities to eliminate the manual lifting of patients by direct-care registered nurses and other health care providers.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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