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This bill, the Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (SAVE Act), aims to protect hospital personnel from violence. It amends federal law to make it a crime to knowingly assault an individual employed by a hospital engaged in interstate commerce during the course of their duties, if such an assault interferes with or limits the individual's ability to perform their duties. The bill includes enhanced penalties for acts involving dangerous weapons, serious bodily injury, or occurring during a declared public emergency. It also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on how the bill has affected workplace violence in healthcare settings and whether federal, state, and local prosecutions for such violence have increased or decreased.

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