The Safe Patient Handling Law requires Minnesota hospitals, by July 2008, to adopt a policy and to establish a committee to minimize manual lifting of patients.

The law includes specific requirements for the committees' structure, as well as what the committees are charged with accomplishing. This MHA document tells more about the requirements.

For more information call or e-mail MHA government relations staff Mary Krinkie at (651) 659-1465, or Susan Stout at (651) 603-3526. MHA welcomes feedback from members.