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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 94-347, eff. 7-28-05.)
Illinois · statute · 405 ILCS 90 · 14 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 94-347, eff. 7-28-05.)
Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Violence is an escalating problem in many health care workplaces in this State and across the nation. (2) The actual incidence of workplace violence in health care workplaces, in particular, is likely to be greater than documented because of failure to report such in…
Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means (i) the Department of Human Services, in the case of a health care workplace that is operated or regulated by the Department of Human Services, or (ii) the Department of Public Health, in the case of a health care workplace that is operated or regulated by the Department of…
Workplace violence plan. (a) By July 1, 2007 (in the case of a health care workplace participating in the pilot project under Section 35) or July 1, 2008 (in the case of health care workplaces not participating in the pilot project), every health care workplace must adopt and implement a plan to reasonably prevent and…
Violence prevention training. By July 1, 2006 (in the case of a health care workplace participating in the pilot project under Section 35) or July 1, 2009 (in the case of health care workplaces not participating in the pilot project), and on a regular basis thereafter, as set forth in the plan adopted under Section 15,…
Record of violent acts. Beginning no later than July 1, 2007 (in the case of a health care workplace participating in the pilot project under Section 35) or July 1, 2008 (in the case of health care workplaces not participating in the pilot project), every health care workplace must keep a record of any violent act agai…
Assistance in complying with Act. A health care workplace that needs assistance in complying with this Act may contact the federal Department of Labor for assistance. The Illinois departments of Human Services and Public Health shall collaborate with representatives of health care workplaces to develop technical assist…
Pilot project. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health shall initially implement this Act as a 2-year pilot project in which only the following health care workplaces shall participate: (1) The Chester Mental Health Center. (2) The Alton Mental Health Center. (3) The Douglas Singer Mental H…
Rules. The Department shall adopt rules to implement this Act. (Source: P.A. 94-347, eff. 7-28-05.)
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Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 94-347, eff. 7-28-05.)