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Senate passes bill to tie hospital incentive payments to workplace‑violence prevention policies
Summary
Senate Bill 166 passed on third reading 34–1; the bill creates quality‑incentive payments linked to hospitals' policies and procedures that reduce workplace violence in clinical settings, sponsors said during debate.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 166 on third reading by a vote of 34 ayes and 1 no. The measure — sponsored in the Senate by Senator Mullica and in the House by Representative Ferre — creates a quality‑incentive framework that ties certain payments to hospital policies and procedures designed to reduce incidents of workplace violence.
Senator Mullica moved the bill on third reading and described it as an effort to protect…
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