Over the past few months there have several attacks on health care workers by patients. Subsequently, bill HB 339 has been passed in both houses in Illinios. The Illinois Nurses Association proactively campaigned and lobbied on behalf of the nurses' rights to a reasonably safe and secure work place. "This bill is the first step in providing the necessary training and safeguards for assuring the safety of patients, visitors and health care employees within healthcare settings," says Debbi Reed, RN, INA's Assistant Program Director.
HB 399 calls for the Illinois Department of Health Services and Illinois Department of Public Health to implement the Healthcare Setting Violence Prevention Act initially as a two- year pilot project in which five facilities will participate.
The bill requires violence prevention training, more extensive record keeping, and a task force led by the Governor.
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