Congress 115 - HR 5223 - Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Assault and harassment offenses Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Labor Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency communications systems Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment discrimination and employee rights Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Home and outpatient care Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Nursing Violent crime Worker safety and health

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Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care facilities pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Specifically, Labor must issue a rule that requires certain health care employers to adopt a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers and other personnel from workplace violence.

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Mar 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 8, 2018

Introduced in House

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