Governor Signs Bills Calling for Health Care Safety Rules, Farmworker Study

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed bills directing the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to address workplace violence among health care workers and authorizing a study of labor standards for agricultural workers. The governor on Friday signed Senate Bill 537, which directs DCBS to adopt rules prescribing procedures for health care employers to investigate, collect and report incidents of workplace violence. The bill would require that the rules apply to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies and home hospice programs. Oregon State Hospital, a psychi...