An arrangement is disclosed including a patient support apparatus with a support plate and an overlay for the support plate. In an embodiment, the support plate or overlay includes an electrically conductive first layer. The first layer is connected and/or connectable to a contact-making apparatus via a first electric transmission path. The contact-making apparatus is connected and/or connectable to a ground or mass via a second electric transmission path. And, in an operating mode of the arrangement in which a patient is supported on the patient support apparatus, the first layer is connected and/or connectable to the patient via a third electric transmission path.
