| Description:
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Report on hospitals' most recent action plans and action plan reviews, including: (1) the effectiveness of hospitals' preparedness and incident response action plans, including the sufficiency of security systems, alarms, emergency responses, and security personnel availability; (2) security risks associated with specific units, areas with uncontrolled access, late night shifts, early morning shifts, and surrounding areas such as employee parking areas and other outdoor areas; (3) the most recent gap analysis; (4) the number of acts of violence that occurred in the hospitals during the previous year, including injuries sustained, if any, and the unit in which the incident occurred; (5) evaluations of staffing, including staffing patterns and patient classification systems that contribute to, or are insufficient to address, the risk of violence; and (6) any reports of discrimination or abuse that arise from security resources, including from the behavior of security personnel.
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| Committee/Agency Jurisdiction:
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Health
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| Note:
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As part of the annual update of preparedness and incident response action plans, hospitals must incorporate corrective actions into the action plan to address workplace violence hazards identified during the annual action plan review, reports of workplace violence, reports of workplace violence hazards, and reports of discrimination or abuse that arise from the security resources.
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