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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 713

AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Health And Medical Services, Health Care Professionals, Hospitals And Health Facilities, Labor And Industry, Occupational Safety And Health, Occupations And Professions, Safety, Workforce
Introduced / first action
2026-02-24 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend various sections of KRS 216.701 to 216.709 to define terms; require health facilities to display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers; require health facilities to notify health care workers of changes to policies, procedures, or the workplace safety plan based on a health facility's required annual review; require that any health facility procedure for incidents of workplace violence shall require certain notifications for the victim.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Health Services (S)

    referral-committee
  2. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee
  3. received in Senate

  4. 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3
  5. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026

  6. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2
  7. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage
  8. to Health Services (H)

    referral-committee
  9. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  10. introduced in House

    introduction

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