AL HB260

Requires all Alabama licensed health care facilities to ensure employees with direct contact with patients or visitors receive human trafficking handling and response training.

Applies to administrators, licensed healthcare professionals, emergency medical services personnel, and paid/volunteer facility workers regardless of employment or contractual status.

Mandates existing facility workers complete training by July 1, 2020, and new employees within six months of hire; facilities must annually review and update training curriculum in collaboration with human trafficking prevention organizations.

Requires facilities to maintain records identifying employees required to receive training, scheduled training dates, and actual completion dates, available upon request to regulatory board members.

Establishes penalties of up to $1,000 per violation per day for noncompliance; collected funds go to the Attorney General's Special Revenue Account for human trafficking education and related programs.