Texas bill to protect healthcare workers from violence heads to Abbott’s desk

AUSTIN, Texas – A invoice designed to assist defend healthcare employees from violence is now on its option to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

SB 240, also called the Office Violence Prevention Act, handed unanimously within the Texas Senate and 122-26 within the Texas Home. It’s the first piece of laws to go and head to the governor’s desk this legislative session.

The invoice requires the institution of a office violence prevention committee chargeable for creating prevention insurance policies and plans in each healthcare facility. These plans and insurance policies are additionally topic to annual evaluations. 

It additionally consists of annual violence prevention coaching and the creation of a system to report and examine incidents of office violence. 

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SB 240 additionally requires the ability at a minimal to supply rapid post-incident providers, together with medical remedy, to anybody concerned. 

The invoice and its companion HB 112 have been authored by state Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) and state Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin).

That is at the very least the second try to go such laws. Within the 87th Legislature, state Rep. Howard had filed HB 326, which handed the Home however didn’t go the Senate.