Protecting healthcare workers' privacy after patient assaults

Prohibits disclosure of personal information pertaining to certain health care workers who are victims of assault; establishes civil penalty for each violation.

Introduced· 2026-01-13

Who's it for

Who's it for: Health care

What it means for you

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Plain‑English summary, cross‑checked against the official bill text.

This bill would hide names and addresses of healthcare workers hurt by patients, so bad people cannot find them.

Our take

What we think, in plain words.

This bill would help keep healthcare workers safe. If a patient hurts a worker, this bill would stop their name and home address from being shared in public records. This means bad people could not easily find them to bother or hurt them again. Some people might say all records should be open, but this bill tries to protect workers who are already victims. It would make it safer for people who take care of us when we are sick.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

It would stop public records from showing the name and address of healthcare workers who are hurt by patients.
This includes workers who give direct care in hospitals or other health places.
It covers different kinds of harm, like simple hitting or worse attacks.
If someone shares this private information on purpose, they could pay a $100 fine for each time they do it.
Healthcare workers get hurt at work much more often than other workers.