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00 CIS S 43130
TITLE: Effect of the
Proposed Ergonomics Standard on Medicaid and Medicare Patients
and Providers
CIS-NO: 2000-S431-30
SOURCE: Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 106-680
DATE: July 13, 2000
LENGTH: iii+120 p.
CONG-SESS:
106-2
ITEM-NO: 1043-A; 1043-B
SUDOC:
Y4.L11/4:S.HRG.106-680
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full
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SUMMARY:
Hearing before the
Subcom on Employment, Safety, and Training to examine the anticipated impact on
health care providers and patients, including those involved in medicare and
medicaid programs, of OSHA proposed rulemaking to promulgate a national
ergonomics standard to address concerns about the relationship
between repetitive workplace tasks and musculoskeletal disorders.
Supplementary material (p. 111-120) includes witnesses' written replies to
Subcom questions.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Musculoskeletal
disorders and ergonomics in workplace, OSHA standard impact on
health care
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON EMPLOYMENT, SAFETY, AND TRAINING. SENATE;
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES;
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION; HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES;
STATISTICAL DATA: HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS; MEDICARE; MEDICAID;
ERGONOMICS
00-S431-30 TESTIMONY NO: 1
July 13, 2000 p. 14-56
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
JEFFRESS, CHARLES N. (Assistant Secretary,
Occupational Safety and Health, DOL)
WEINSTEIN, RACHEL
(Clinical Standards Group Director, Health Care Financing Administration)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Merits of OSHA
proposed national ergonomics standards rulemaking (related
table, p. 21-27); issues related to OSHA proposed ergonomics
standards and health care costs for patients and providers.
INSERTION:
-- OSHA, "Patient Handling Tasks"
ergonomics proposal excerpt, with tables and charts (p. 35-51).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Musculoskeletal disorders
and ergonomics in workplace, OSHA standard impact on health
care
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR; MEDICAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
00-S431-30 TESTIMONY NO: 2 July 13, 2000 p.
57-110
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ROADMAN, CHARLES H., II (Dr.) (President and CEO, American
Health Care Association (AHCA))
WORTHINGTON, KAREN A.
(Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, American Nurses Association)
MONROE, STEVEN (Administrator, Poplar Living Center;
representing AHCA)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Anticipated effects of OSHA proposed
ergonomic standards rulemaking on patients and health care
providers; differing views on various aspects of OSHA proposed
ergonomics standards.
INSERTION:
-- AHCA, OSHA ergonomics program proposed
rule, comments, Feb. 29, 2000, with tables, charts, and graphs (p. 62-96).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Musculoskeletal disorders
and ergonomics in workplace, OSHA standard impact on health
care
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
AMERICAN HEALTH
CARE ASSOCIATION