HB0155

Requires hospitals, health care clinics, and long-term care facilities receiving state funds to report monthly workplace violence incidents to the Department of Workforce Services.

• Mandates monthly reporting to the Department of Workforce Services beginning August 1, 2025, by any hospital, health care clinic, or long-term care facility that receives state funds. (Sec. 1(a))
• Requires reporting of incidents of workplace violence against health care providers, including the category of person committing the violence (patient, health care provider, family members or acquaintances, or others). (Sec. 1(a)(i)-(ii))
• Requires reporting of patient-related risk factors that may have contributed to violence, such as mental health disorder diagnoses or substance use. (Sec. 1(a)(iii))
• Requires reporting of environmental risk factors such as restricted patient visitation, lack of security, or excessive wait times. (Sec. 1(a)(iv))
• Requires reporting of incident types including physical assaults, attempted physical assaults, verbal abuse, threats of harm, and verbal discrimination based on race, sex, or gender. (Sec. 1(a)(v))
• Requires reporting to identify victims of reported incidents by job type and the physical location of each incident including address and department. (Sec. 1(a)(vi)-(vii))
• Requires the Department of Workforce Services to report compiled information to the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee not later than October 1, 2026, including total incidents reported between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026. (Sec. 1(b))
• Defines 'health care provider' by reference to W.S. 1-1-130(b)(i). (Sec. 1(c))
• Requires the Department of Workforce Services to promulgate rules necessary to implement the act, including creation of a standardized reporting form for facilities. (Sec. 2)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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