HB812

Establishing the Protecting Hospital Workers from Workplace Violence Grant Program and the Protecting Hospital Workers from Workplace Violence Grant Fund; providing for duties of Department of Health; and making a transfer.

Introduced·3/5/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB812 establishes a grant program to fund projects aimed at reducing workplace violence against health care workers in hospitals and.

Pennsylvania HB812 establishes the Protecting Hospital Workers from Workplace Violence Grant Program within the Department of Health. The program awards grants to hospitals and freestanding emergency medical care facilities for projects designed to reduce verbal and physical violence against health care workers. Grants range from $10,000 to $200,000, with certain non-state financial participation requirements. The Protecting Hospital Workers from Workplace Violence Grant Fund is created to support the program, with an initial transfer of $5,000,000 from general government operations.

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History

Mar 5, 2025

House

Referred to Appropriations