Missouri SB1134 mandates health care facilities to display warning signs about the crime of assaulting a health care professional.
Missouri SB1134 adds a new section to Chapter 197 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, requiring health care facilities to prominently display a sign warning about the serious crime of assaulting a health care professional. The sign must state, in all capital letters, "WARNING: ASSAULTING A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING STRIKING A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WITH ANY BODILY FLUID, IS A SERIOUS CRIME THAT MAY BE PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR." This provision aims to deter assaults on health care workers by making the.
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