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The Hospital Workers Bill
New rules to keep hospital workers safe from violence
Providing for violence prevention committees in health facilities, for duties of committees, for workplace violence reporting requirements and for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing fines and administrative penalties.
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would make hospitals create plans and report violence to keep their workers safe, so fewer people get hurt at work.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill would help keep nurses and other hospital workers safer from violence. It would make hospitals set up groups to stop violence and tell the state when bad things happen. This means hospitals would have to work harder to protect their staff. Some might say these new rules cost too much money or are too much work for hospitals. But supporters believe worker safety is very important. Since this bill is still moving, now is the time to tell your lawmakers if you think hospitals should do more to protect their workers.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- It would make health facilities create violence prevention committees.
- It would require health facilities to report workplace violence.
- It would give the Department of Labor and Industry new jobs and powers.
- It would set fines and penalties for facilities that do not follow the rules.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Joseph Emrick (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Robert James (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jason Ortitay (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jack Rader (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Brett Miller (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Martina White (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Thomas Mehaffie (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Natalie Mihalek (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
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