(1)
- (a) Beginning July 1, 2026, and each July thereafter, the state department shall assess whether each hospital has adopted a formal policy to address workplace violence and submitted the reporting requirements to the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-3-703 (3)(f) for the next federal fiscal year.
- (b) In accordance with section 25-3-703 (4), hospitals with fewer than one hundred beds are exempt from the reporting requirements.
- (2) If a hospital has complied with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the state department shall affirm the hospital's satisfactory completion of the workplace violence prevention component of the quality incentive payments described in section 25.5-4-402 (3).
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-166), ch. 169, p. 687, § 2, effective August 6.