Workplace violence will be included as a performance metric in determining quality incentive payments made to hospitals.
This means hospitals that take steps to reduce workplace violence may receive higher payments under the incentive program.
Stakeholder Group Formation (By September 1, 2025)
The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing must convene a stakeholder group to:
Develop recommended metrics for measuring workplace violence in hospitals.
Determine if federal or private funding is available to help hospitals reduce workplace violence.
Create legislative recommendations to address the issue.
The stakeholder group must submit recommendations to the General Assembly by February 1, 2026.
Annual Hospital Assessments (Starting July 1, 2026)
The state department will assess hospitals annually to check if they have:
A formal policy to address workplace violence in place.
Submitted required reports to the Department of Public Health and Environment.
These requirements apply for each federal fiscal year moving forward.
Exemption for Small Hospitals
Hospitals with fewer than 100 beds are exempt from the reporting requirements.
Summary
This bill ties hospital quality incentive payments to efforts in reducing workplace violence. It requires stakeholder recommendations on funding and metrics, mandates annual hospital assessments, and exempts small hospitals from reporting.
Summary
The bill includes a performance metric related to workplace
violence in determining quality incentive payments made to hospitals.
No later than September 1, 2025, the bill requires the department
of health care policy and financing (state department) to convene a stakeholder group to develop recommended metrics, determine whether any federal or private funds are available to assist hospitals in lowering the number of incidents of workplace violence, and develop legislative recommendations, which the stakeholder group must submit to the general assembly no later than February 1, 2026.
Beginning July 1, 2026, and each July thereafter, the bill requires
the state department to assess whether each hospital has adopted a formal policy to address workplace violence and submitted the reporting requirements to the department of public health and environment for the next federal fiscal year. The bill exempts hospitals with fewer than 100 beds from the reporting requirements.
