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Health Care Violence-assault

Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.

IL SB 1621 · Senate Bill · 103rd

Stage
Introduced
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Senate
Sponsors
Latest action
Mar 2, 2023

What it does

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Tasks health care providers with reporting any incident of verbal aggression or physical assault of a health care worker employed by the health care provider in the health care provider's emergency department to the Department of Public Health. Requires the Department to track the information reported to assess each health care provider's progress in systemically limiting the verbal aggression toward and physical assault of health care workers. Requires health care providers to post notice regarding verbal aggression and physical assault of health care workers in each emergency department of the health care provider. Effective immediately.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Mar 2, 2023

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