Establishes provisions relating to health care workplace violence and advanced practice registered nurses

Summary

The bill forces hospitals, ambulances, surgical centers and similar facilities to set up a committee that writes and enforces a workplace‑violence prevention plan, offers immediate care after an incident, and protects staff who report violence. It also lets advanced practice registered nurses prescribe Schedule II stimulants for behavioral‑health patients without needing a continuing physician partnership after 2,000 documented collaborative hours. The measure failed to pass.

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