New York City Department of Corrections and Health and Hospitals Corporation must adopt safety policies to protect health care workers treating.

The bill requires the New York City Department of Corrections and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation to develop and implement a joint health care worker safety policy. This policy must protect health care workers from assault and other violent incidents during the provision of services to incarcerated individuals. It includes establishing a minimum standard of care, requiring yearly training for all uniformed staff, and creating protocols for informing health care workers about inmates with a history of violent or aggressive behavior.

New York City Department of Corrections and Health and Hospitals Corporation must adopt safety policies to protect health care workers treating.

The bill requires the New York City Department of Corrections and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation to develop and implement a joint health care worker safety policy. This policy must protect health care workers from assault and other violent incidents during the provision of services to incarcerated individuals. It includes establishing a minimum standard of care, requiring yearly training for all uniformed staff, and creating protocols for informing health care workers about inmates with a history of violent or aggressive behavior.