Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 49.19 · 9 active provisions
The legislature finds that:(1) Violence is an escalating problem in many health care settings in this state and across the nation;(2) Based on an analysis of workers' compensation claims, the department of labor and industries reports that health care employees face the highest rate of workplace violence in Washington…
For purposes of this chapter:(1) "Health care setting" means:(a) Hospitals as defined in RCW 70.41.020;(b) Home health, hospice, and home care agencies under chapter 70.127 RCW, subject to RCW 49.19.070;(c) Evaluation and treatment facilities as defined in RCW 71.05.020;(d) Behavioral health programs as defined in RCW…
(1)(a) Each health care setting shall develop and implement a workplace violence prevention plan for the purposes of preventing violence and protecting employees from violence in the setting.(b) In a health care setting with a safety committee established pursuant to RCW 49.17.050 and related rules, or workplace violen…
(1) By July 1, 2020, and on a regular basis thereafter, as set forth in the plan developed under RCW 49.19.020, each health care setting shall provide violence prevention training to all applicable employees, volunteers, and contracted security personnel, as determined by the plan.(2) The training shall occur within ni…
Each health care setting shall keep a record of any violent act against an employee, a patient, or a visitor occurring at the setting. Each record shall be kept for at least five years following the act reported, during which time it shall be available for inspection by the department upon request. At a minimum, the re…
Failure of a health care setting to comply with this chapter shall subject the setting to citation under chapter 49.17 RCW.
A health care setting needing assistance to comply with this chapter may contact the federal department of labor or the state department of labor and industries for assistance. The state departments of labor and industries, social and health services, and health shall collaborate with representatives of health care set…
It is the intent of the legislature that any violence protection and prevention plan developed under this chapter be appropriate to the setting in which it is to be implemented. To that end, the legislature recognizes that not all professional health care is provided in a facility or other formal setting, such as a hos…
(1) Every health care setting must conduct a timely investigation of every workplace violence incident.(2) In each investigation required by this section, the health care setting must review the incident for purposes of identifying factors contributing to or causing workplace violence, including but not limited to an a…