Bill > S1093

This bill requires health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. It does so by: 1. Directing the Department of Public Health to develop statewide standards for evaluating and addressing known security risks at health care facilities, in consultation with an advisory committee. 2. Requiring each health care facility to develop and implement a program to minimize the danger of workplace violence to employees, including appropriate employee training and a system for reporting and monitoring incidents. 3. Designating a senior manager at each facility to oversee an in-house crisis response team and assaulted staff action program for employee-victims of workplace violence. 4. Enhancing penalties for assaulting emergency medical technicians, ambulance operators, and health care providers. 5. Allowing these workers to use the address of their workplace or a labor organization when reporting assaults, rather than their home address. 6. Requiring health care facilities to report incidents of assault and battery to the Department of Public Health and the district attorney's office. 7. Providing unpaid leave for employees who are victims of assault or battery in the line of duty, to seek services, obtain protective orders, or participate in legal proceedings. The bill also directs the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to coordinate with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to develop regulations allowing healthcare providers to access certain reports and data to improve treatment and diagnosis.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1093