SB 459 (2022)
Require workplace violence prevention programs in health care facilities, let law enforcement arrest violent patients
Summary:
Requires health care facilities to implement and maintain workplace violence prevention programs and reporting requirements. This bill then establishes the Health Care Workplace Safety Commission to review the reports and make recommendations.
Originally this bill also permitted law enforcement to arrest an individual without a warrant for actual or threatened violence at a health care facility. The House voted to remove this part of the bill.
Bill Became Law?:
Yes
Status:
Status Detail:
Signed by Governor
Public Hearing Date:
04/12/2022 09:30 am
Public Hearing Location:
LOB Room 205-207
House Voting Date:
05/04/2022
Senate Voting Date:
05/12/2022
