text: Dialysis Patient Safety Act Clears Next Hurdle in CA State Senate - UNAC/UHCP
  SACRAMENTO—A bill to improve safety for more than 63,000 Californians who undergo life-saving dialysis treatment several times weekly in more than 560 clinics throughout the state was approved today by the California State Senate Judiciary Committee.
  The Dialysis Patient Safety Act (SB 349), introduced by State Senator Ricardo Lara and sponsored by UNAC/UHCP, a union of RNs and health care professionals, and SEIU UHW, a health care tech workers' union, would establish caregiver-to-patient ratios and mandate safe transition times so equipment can be fully cleaned of blood and fluids between patients to prevent the spread of life-threatening infections.