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Senate passes bill to fund hospital incentives addressing workplace violence
Summary
Senate Bill 166 creates a quality-incentive approach for hospitals to reduce workplace violence against health-care workers. Sponsors framed the bill as an incentives-based, flexible approach that can be adapted across facility types; the Senate adopted the measure after debate.
DENVER — The Colorado Senate on March 31 passed Senate Bill 166, which establishes a program of quality incentive payments tied to incidents of workplace violence in hospital settings and a stakeholder-driven process to develop implementation details.
Senator Mullica, sponsor of SB 166, told the Senate the bill addresses rising workplace violence in health care by using incentives rather than criminal penalties. "What we're doing here in SB 166 is unique — it's a way to truly address workplace violence through…
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