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MA H4574

Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

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Introduced
03/09/2022
In Committee
06/02/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

AI Summary

This bill requires health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. The key provisions include: 1) Requiring health care employers to conduct annual facility-specific risk assessments to identify factors that may put employees at risk of workplace violence, and develop and implement programs to minimize that danger, including appropriate employee training and a system for reporting and monitoring incidents. 2) Requiring health care employers to designate a senior manager responsible for an in-house crisis response team to support employee-victims of workplace violence, including providing services like group crisis interventions, individual counseling, and referrals. 3) Establishing penalties for health care employers who violate the requirements, and protections for employees who report workplace violence issues. 4) Requiring health care employers to submit regular reports on workplace violence incidents to the Department of Public Health and local district attorneys. 5) Providing leave time and protections for health care employees who are victims of assault or assault and battery in the line of duty.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (51)

Brian Ashe (D),  David Biele (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  Tackey Chan (D),  Edward Coppinger (D),  Angelo D'Emilia (R),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Carol Doherty (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Kim Ferguson (R),  Denise Garlick (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Jessica Giannino (D),  Carlos González (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Vanna Howard (D),  Hannah Kane (R),  Mary Keefe (D),  Mike Kushmerek (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Paul Mark (D),  Joe McGonagle (D),  Joan Meschino (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  James Murphy (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Jake Oliveira (D),  Orlando Ramos (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  John Rogers (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Jon Santiago (D),  Adam Scanlon (D),  Dan Sena (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Walter Timilty (D),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  Andy Vargas (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Timothy Whelan (R),  Steve Xiarhos (R),  Jon Zlotnik (D), 

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4574
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4574.pdf
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