Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Now Mandatory for California Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities
Effective April 1, 2018, California became the first state to require all acute-care hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities to develop and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans. This mandate is intended to protect hospital employees from workplace violence caused by patients and/or family members.
Under the new law, affected employers in the health care industry must prepare a workplace violence prevention plan that includes: