,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #e1 #bjbe,mrs4    
,hyde-,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,k+7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect       
hospital p]sonnel f viol5ce1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,save ,heal?c>e ,work]s    
,act4  #b4 ,prev5tion ( viol5ce aga9/   
hospital p]sonnel  7a7 ,prohibition on  
assault ( hospital p]sonnel 9 ! p]=mance
 ( duties ,*apt] #g ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #abj4 ,assault ( hospital    
p]sonnel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev] kn[+ly    
assaults an individual employ$ by a     
hospital engag$ 9 int]/ate comm]ce1 or  
an entity contract+ ) a hospital or o!r 
m$ical facility engag$ 9 int]/ate       
comm]ce1 on ! gr\nds ( a hospital :ile !
 individual is engag$ 9 or on acc\nt (  
duties at ! hospital %all be f9$ "u ?is 
title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #aj ye>s1 or 

bo?4  7b7 ,enhanc$ p5alties  7#a7 ,acts 
involv+ dang]\s weapons or acts t result
 9 bodily injury ,:oev]1 9 ! commission 
( any act describ$ 9 subsection 7a71    
uses a fire>m or dang]\s weapon or      
inflicts s]i\s bodily injury1 %all1 9   
addition to ! p5alties provid$ = 9 t    
subsection1 be f9$ "u ?is title1        
imprison$ = n m ?an #bj ye>s1 or bo?4   
7#b7 ,acts committ$ dur+ em]g5cy        
decl>ations ,:oev] commits any act      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 dur+ ! p]iod (
 a decl>ation ( a public em]g5cy = !    
area 9 :i* ! act is committ$ %all be f9$
 "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #bj  
ye>s1 or bo?4  7c7 ,affirmative def5se  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be an affirmative 
def5se to a prosecution "u ?is section  
t-- 7,a7 ! def5dant is a p]son ) a      
physical1 m5tal1 or intellectual        
disability2  7,b7 ! conduct ( ! def5dant
 0 a cle> & direct manife/ation ( su*   
disability2 &  7,c7 ! def5dant1 z a     
result ( su* disability1 0 unable to    
appreciate ! nature & quality or        

wrongfulness ( su* conduct4  7#b7 ,burd5
 ( pro( ,! def5dant has ! burd5 ( prov+ 
! def5se "u ?is subsection by a         
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce4  7d7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,dang]\s weapon ,! t]m dang]\s weapon   
means a weapon1 device1 in/rum5t1       
mat]ial1 or sub/ance1 animate or        
inanimate1 t is us$ =1 or is readily    
capable (1 caus+ dea? or s]i\s bodily   
injury4  7#b7 ,decl>ation ( a public    
em]g5cy ,! t]m decl>ation ( a public    
em]g5cy means an em]g5cy or major disa/]
 decl>$ by ! ,presid5t pursuant to !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq474  7#c7 ,disability ,! t]m
 disability means a disability describ$ 
9 section #c7a77;,a7 ( ! ,am]icans )    
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb7a77;,a774  7#d7 ,gr\nds
 ( a hospital ,! t]m gr\nds ( a hospital
 means ! hospital build+s & ! l& us$ = !
 purposes ( ! hospital1 includ+ all     
build+s1 roads1 pa?s1 & op5 spaces4     

7#e7 ,hospital ,! t]m hospital means any
 ( ! foll[+ m$ical facilities3 7,a7 ,a  
hospital 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;e7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aciex7e7774  7,b7 ,a long-t]m c>e      
hospital 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;ccc7 
( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7ccc7774
  7,c7 ,a rehabilitation facility 7z    
describ$ 9 section #ahhf7;j77#a77;,a7 ( 
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                 
#acieww7j77#a77;,a7774  7,d7 ,a *ildr5's
 hospital 7z describ$ 9 section         
#ahhf7;d77#a77;,b77iii7 ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7d77#a77;,b77iii7774   
7,e7 ,a canc] hospital 7z describ$ 9    
section #ahhf7;d77#a77;,b77v7 ( su* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                         
#acieww7d77#a77;,b77v7774  7,f7 ,a      
critical access hospital 7z def9$ 9     
section #ahfa7mm77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7mm77#a7774  7,g7 ,a    
rural em]g5cy hospital 7z def9$ 9       
section #ahfa7kkk77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7kkk77#b7774  7#f7      
,s]i\s bodily injury ,! t]m s]i\s bodily

 injury has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 z ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section         
#acfe7;h74  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections = *apt] #g ( title #ah1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  #abj4 ,assault (    
hospital p]sonnel4  4  #c4 ,,gao /udy ,!
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all conduct a /udy on-- 7#a7 h[ ?is    
,act1 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 has
 affect$ workplace viol5ce 9 heal?c>e   
sett+s2 &  7#b7 :e!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1     
,tribal1 & local prosecutions =         
workplace viol5ce 9 heal?c>e sett+s h   
increas$ or decreas$ because ( ! ability
 to prosecute ^! incid5ts z ,f$]al      
crimes4