AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.

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.

Introduced: February 24, 2026

Last action: March 16, 2026

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This bill updates Kentucky law to strengthen protections for health care workers against workplace violence. It would require health facilities to post visible notices warning patients and visitors about the consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior, and to keep workers informed when safety policies are updated. It also sets rules for how facilities must notify workers who are victims of workplace violence incidents. Who it may affect: health care workers and the facilities that employ them, such as hospitals, clinics, and other health care settings.

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