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This bill requires health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. The key provisions include: 1. The Department of Public Health will develop statewide standards for evaluating and addressing known security risks at health care facilities, including working in public settings, guarding property, working late hours, or in areas with security problems. Health care facilities must submit a summary of their operational policy that complies with these standards. 2. Health care facilities must develop and implement a program to minimize the danger of workplace violence to employees, including employee training and a system for reporting and monitoring incidents. 3. Health care facilities must designate a senior manager responsible for an in-house crisis response team to support employee-victims of workplace violence. 4. The bill increases the penalties for assaulting or battering a health care facility employee and allows the employee to choose the address used for legal proceedings. 5. The bill provides unpaid leave for health care facility employees who are victims of assault or battery to seek services, legal assistance, or appear in court. 6. The bill allows for the sharing of information between healthcare providers and public safety/law enforcement officials through secure electronic systems to support treatment and diagnosis.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2506