A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for providing safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations.
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