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Committee hears bill to require workplace-violence prevention in hospitals, home health and the state hospital; dash-4 amendment in progress
Summary
Senate Bill 537 would require new workplace-violence prevention measures in hospitals, home health and certain state behavioral-health settings, direct rulemaking to DCBS, and require employer training, reporting and staff supports; the Rules Committee heard extensive public testimony on April 23.
Senate Bill 537 drew extensive testimony in the Rules Committee on April 23. The bill — and a dash-3 amendment posted on OLIS — would create workplace-violence prevention requirements in health-care settings, require DCBS to track workplace-violence incidents, require annual training and safety committees, and specify protections for health-care workers assaulted on the job. Committee staff and witnesses said a dash-4 amendment was expected; sponsors described the dash-4 as narrowing and tailoring several provisions in response to stakeholder concerns.
Representative Travis Nelson, sponsor for the House, outlined the bill’s five pillars: statutory definition of workplace violence (including threats and verbal attacks), prevention in hospitals, prevention in home health and hospice, improved…
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