MO SB1775

Requires hospitals to establish workplace violence prevention committees (including at least one direct-care nurse, one physician, and one security employee) and adopt written violence prevention plans that include annual training, incident reporting systems, and retaliation protections for staff

Mandates hospitals provide immediate post-incident services including acute medical treatment to staff involved in workplace violence incidents, and prohibits discouraging employees from reporting incidents to law enforcement

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

Creates new fourth-degree assault offense for knowingly causing physical pain to a "special victim" (which includes health care professionals under existing law), classified as a Class A misdemeanor for first offense, escalating to Class E felony for one prior assault conviction or Class D felony for two or more

Imposes mandatory minimum incarceration of 6 months for first offense or 1 year for subsequent offenses when assaulting special victims, with no eligibility for fines, probation, or parole until minimum sentence is served