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RCW 49.19.005 Findings—1999 c 377.
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The legislature finds that: (1) Violence is an escalating problem in many health care settings in this state and across the nation; (2) Based on an analysis of workers' compensation claims, the department of labor and industries reports that health care employees face the highest…
RCW 49.19.010 Definitions.
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For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Health care setting" means: (a) Hospitals as defined in RCW 70.41.020; (b) Home health, hospice, and home care agencies under chapter 70.127 RCW, subject to RCW 49.19.070; (c) Evaluation and treatment facilities as defined in RCW 71.05.020; (d) …
RCW 49.19.020 Workplace violence prevention plan—Security and safety assessment.
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(1)(a) Each health care setting shall develop and implement a workplace violence prevention plan for the purposes of preventing violence and protecting employees from violence in the setting. (b) In a health care setting with a safety committee established pursuant to RCW 49.17.0…
RCW 49.19.030 Violence prevention training.
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(1) By July 1, 2020, and on a regular basis thereafter, as set forth in the plan developed under RCW 49.19.020, each health care setting shall provide violence prevention training to all applicable employees, volunteers, and contracted security personnel, as determined by the pla…