§2199.15. Healthcare workplace violence prevention plans

            A.(1) Each regulated entity shall develop and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan that includes, at minimum, all of the following resources:

            (a) Resources for ongoing education on the issue of workplace violence.

            (b) Resources for prevention of workplace violence.

            (c) Resources on responding to incidents of workplace violence and debriefing with respect to such incidents and responses thereto.

            (2) Each healthcare workplace violence prevention plan developed pursuant to this Section shall address and encompass all of the following:

            (a) Personnel education and policies requiring all healthcare workers who provide direct care to patients to receive, at least annually, education and training in a format that provides an opportunity for interactive questions and answers with a person knowledgeable about the workplace violence prevention plan. The education and training delivered pursuant to a workplace violence prevention plan shall cover topics including but not limited to all of the following:

            (i) How to recognize the potential for violence to occur.

            (ii) When and how to seek assistance to prevent or respond to violence.

            (iii) How to report violent incidents to law enforcement.

            (iv) Resources available to employees for coping with incidents of workplace violence.

            (b) A system for responding to and investigating violent incidents and situations involving violence.

            (c) A system for regularly, and not less than annually, assessing and improving upon factors that may contribute to or help in preventing workplace violence. This system shall address, without limitation, all of the following aspects of the workplace:

            (i) Staffing, including staffing patterns that may contribute to, or be insufficient to address, the risk of violence.

            (ii) Sufficiency of security systems including alarms, emergency response systems, and availability of security personnel.

            (iii) Job design, equipment, and facilities.

            (iv) Security risks associated with particular units of the workplace, areas of the regulated entity's facility with uncontrolled access, late night or early morning shifts, and areas surrounding the facility such as employee parking areas.

            (d) A requirement that the regulated entity maintain and make available to its employees a written safety and security plan.

            B. The department may prescribe additional required content beyond the material required by Subsection A of this Section for workplace violence prevention plans.

            C. Each regulated entity shall orient all permanent and temporary employees of the entity's facility to the workplace violence prevention plan of the entity.

            D. Each regulated entity shall maintain its workplace violence prevention plan in effect at all times.

            Acts 2022, No. 461, §1, 2B.