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This bill requires healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. It defines key terms like "health care employer" and "workplace violence," and outlines the steps employers must take, including conducting facility-specific risk assessments, developing and implementing violence prevention plans, designating a senior manager to oversee a crisis response team, and reporting all incidents of assault or assault and battery to the Department of Public Health and the local district attorney's office. The bill also provides protections for healthcare employees who are victims of workplace violence, allowing them to take up to 7 days of paid leave to seek services or assistance, and prohibiting their employers from discriminating against them. The Commissioner of Public Health is required to adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce these provisions.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2752