Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 33
- Latest action
- Apr 1, 2025
What it does
The bill directs the Secretary of Labor to issue an interim final occupational safety and health standard within one year of enactment, requiring covered employers in health care and social service sectors to develop and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans. It applies to a broad range of facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, correctional facility medical settings, and community-based services, while excluding standalone physician or dentist offices not located within covered facilities. The standard must be based on OSHA’s 2015 Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers and will be enforced like other…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.