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Ohio Passes Hospital Violence Prevention Bill

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The Ohio House recently passed HB 452 which will require hospitals to establish a security plan for preventing workplace violence and managing aggressive behaviors, along with a workplace violence incident reporting system. This Bill was created by and with health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, hospitals and law enforcement and was sponsored by state Rep. Andrea White, R-Kettering, along with state Rep. Rachel Baker, D-Cincinnati. 

Included in the final bill were two amendments, calling for the addition of “trained security personnel” to the considerations that hospitals will make when creating guidelines for those who stay with a patient who has demonstrated violence or poses a risk to themselves or others.  For more information, read this Dayton Daily News article.