SB 791 Missouri Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes provisions requiring health care facilities to display certain signs

SB 791 requires all health care facilities in Missouri - including hospitals - to display a clear, prominent sign warning that assaulting healthcare professionals during work is a serious crime. The sign must state: "WARNING: ASSAULTING A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING STRIKING A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WITH ANY BODILY FLUID, IS A SERIOUS CRIME THAT MAY BE PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR." This applies to facilities defined under Missouri law (Section 376.1350). The bill aims to visibly communicate legal consequences for workplace violence against medical staff, directly affecting all covered facilities statewide.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2025
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