Amended
IN
Assembly
April 24, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 22, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 08, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
February 14, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 263 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bocanegra |
January 31, 2017 |
The
(a)On or before January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, as established in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1797.100) of the Health and Safety Code, in a manner that protects patient and employee confidentiality, shall post a report on its Internet Web site containing information regarding violent incidents involving EMS providers in the performance of their duties that includes, at a minimum, the following items:
(1)Employer name, site address, employer representative, telephone number, and email address, and the name, representative name, and contact information for any other employer of employees affected by the incident.
(2)Date, time, and specific location of the incident.
(3)A brief description of the incident, including, but not limited to, the type of attacker, the type of physical assault, the type of weapon or object used by the attacker, if any, working conditions at the time of attack, and whether the assaulted employee was alone or isolated immediately prior to the incident.
(4)The number of employees injured and the types of injuries sustained.
(5)Whether security or law enforcement was contacted, and how security or law enforcement assisted an employee.
(6)Whether there is a continuing threat, and if so, what measures are being taken to protect employees including, but not limited to, engineering control modifications and work practice modifications.
(b)For purposes of this section, “EMS provider” means an employer that provides prehospital emergency medical services as part of an emergency medical services system or plan as defined in Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code, but shall not include the state or any political subdivision thereof, including any city, county, or special district, in its capacity as the direct employer of an EMS employee.