States / Kentucky / HB 713

HB 713 Passed First Chamber

AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Feb 24, 2026
Last action
Mar 16, 2026 — to Health Services (S)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
59 · Moderate