Concerning workplace violence in health care settings.

 S-0477.1

SENATE BILL 5162

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Lovick, Saldaña, Bateman, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Nobles, Pedersen, Robinson, Salomon, Stanford, Valdez, and C. Wilson

Prefiled 01/07/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

AN ACT Relating to preventing workplace violence in health care settings; amending RCW 49.19.020 ; and adding a new section to chapter 49.19 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 49.19.020 and 2019 c 430 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) (( Every three years, each )) (a) Each health care setting shall develop and implement a workplace violence prevention plan (( to prevent and protect )) for the purposes of preventing violence and protecting employees from violence (( at )) in the setting.