Nick Evans at The Ohio Capital Journal reports Ohio’s Nurses had two big asks for Lawmakers in the most recent legislative session and got one of them.  Assuming Governor Mike DeWine signs the Bill into Law, hospitals will have to start developing security plans and reporting workplace violence in the coming year.  But Nurses’ bigger ask - Codified Minimum Staffing Standards - will have to wait.  House Bill 452 aims to address concerns about workplace violence by improving security practices within hospitals.  Hospitals and hospital systems will be required to put security plans down in writing for State Health Officials to review - each year. Facilities would also have to develop an Incident Reporting System and post notices warning that aggressive behavior won’t be tolerated.  Additionally, the measure establishes civil immunity for people acting in self-defense or the defense of someone else.

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