Bill > HB2313

This bill expands legal protections for health care workers by modifying assault laws and creating new workplace notification requirements. Specifically, the bill adds a new provision to the existing assault in the third degree statute to make it a criminal offense to intentionally or knowingly cause physical injury to a health care worker while they are performing their official duties. The bill defines "health care worker" as including nurses (nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants), physicians, physician associates, and emergency medical services providers. Additionally, the bill requires health care worker employers to develop and maintain a notification program that includes a database of individuals convicted of assaulting their employees and a system to alert a health care worker victim if the person who assaulted them enters their workplace or is likely to be in their assigned work location. These provisions aim to enhance the safety and protection of health care workers by creating both criminal penalties for assault and a mechanism to warn potential victims about the presence of a known assailant.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2313