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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 592 2024 Regular Session Miller
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to workplace violence in healthcare
settings
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law requires a regulated entity, defined as a licensed healthcare facility, federally
qualified health center, pharmacy, or healthcare provider's office with five or more healthcare
professionals, to implement programs to mitigate and raise awareness of workplace violence.
Proposed law modifies the definition of regulated entity to include any healthcare entity such
as a licensed healthcare facility, federally qualified health center, pharmacy, or healthcare
provider's office with five or more licensed medical providers.
Proposed law requires a regulated entity to implement programs to mitigate and raise
awareness of workplace violence; however no healthcare entity with five or fewer licensed
medical providers, such as a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered
nurse, pharmacist, or dentist, shall be considered a regulated entity.
(Amends R.S. 40:2199.12(3))
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