MO HB3401

Requires each hospital to establish a workplace violence prevention committee including at least one registered nurse, one physician, and one security employee to develop a written violence prevention plan

Mandates annual workplace violence prevention training for health care professionals and employees who provide direct patient care

Protects employees from retaliation for reporting workplace violence incidents and prohibits facilities from discouraging staff from filing law enforcement reports

Requires hospitals to offer immediate post-incident services including acute medical treatment for staff involved in violent incidents, and to adjust patient assignments to prevent staff from treating patients who have abused or threatened them

Requires hospitals to display warning signs in emergency and labor/delivery waiting rooms stating that assaulting health care professionals is a serious crime that will be prosecuted