SB 1621 Illinois Senate · 103rd Regular Session

HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE-ASSAULT

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2023
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Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2023 Last action Mar 2, 2023
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Feb 8, 2023
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