House of Representatives

SB 1065

sanitary inspections; places of employment

Sponsors: Senators Gerard and Hartley

 

DP

Committee on Health

DP

Caucus and COW

 

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As Passed the House

 

SB 1065 removes the requirement placed upon the department of health services to inspect places of employment.

 

History

A 1998 audit performed by the Office of the Auditor General suggested that DHS focus on tasks more relevant to their role in public health.  According to the OAG, "the Bureau needs to assess the relative importance to public health of each of its activities and identify those that could be discontinued, delegated or transferred to other agencies." By eliminating from statute requirements that are duplicated by local or county health departments, DHS hopes to follow through with the recommendation.  Local health departments currently have the authority to prescribe sanitary standards for and inspect places of employment. 

 

Provisions

·                      Removes from statutory language the requirement for the director of DHS to create standards for and inspect workshops and places of employment for sanitary conditions.

·                      Allows the director of DHS to prescribe emergency measures for detecting, reporting, preventing and controlling communicable diseases, without the approval of the communicable disease advisory council.

·                      Makes technical corrections.

 

SB 1065 passed the Health Committee unamended.

SB 1065 passed the House of Representatives as introduced.

 

 

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44th Legislature                                                                                                                                

Second Regular Session                               2                                                            May 10, 2001

 

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