Harming or threatening violence against on-duty health care workers should be declared a felony, a Georgia legislative panel recommends in a nine-page report. Such behavior “is a pervasive problem that threatens the safety of staff, patients and visitors in hospitals and other health care facilities,” states the joint study committee report. The group also recommends that legislators, who began the 2015 General Assembly on Monday, adopt laws patterned after ones in Nebraska that require health care centers to post signs warning that those committing assault or battery against workers will be prosecuted.
Legislative panel: Threatening or harming health workers should be felony
