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House Bill 713

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Last Action 03/06/26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026
Title AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 373
Sponsors J. Nemes, S. Bratcher
Summary of Original Version 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.
Index Headings of Original Version Health And Medical Services - Workplace violence, reporting, follow-up measures
Health Care Professionals - Workplace violence, reporting, follow-up measures
Hospitals And Health Facilities - Workplace violence, reporting, follow-up measures
Labor And Industry - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, reporting
Occupational Safety And Health - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, reporting
Occupations And Professions - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, reporting
Safety - Health care, employees, workplace violence, follow-up measures
Workforce - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, follow-up measures
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1

Actions

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02/24/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/03/26
  • to Health Services (H)
03/05/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 216.703 relating to the requirement that health facilities display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers, to provide that the notice need not follow a specific quotation.
Index Headings Hospitals And Health Facilities - Workplace violence, consequences, notice, requirements

Last updated: 3/6/2026 4:40 PM (EST)