Safety Needle Bill For Public/Private Hospitals Awaits Senate Approval
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Public and private hospital employers would be required to implement the use of safety-designed needles and sharps under two pieces of bipartisan legislation currently working through Congress.
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