Last week, California passed the nation's first law (AB-2537) requiring health care facilities to maintain a 45-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). The union-backed bill requires employers to provide health care workers with unexpired PPE upon request. The law also creates a state PPE advisory committee, which will guide California on the creation of a state PPE stockpile. The American Nurses Association recently surveyed 21,000 nurses, who reported continuing PPE shortages. (Healthcare Purchasing News article, 9/2/20)
