Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 6332 - Record of violence committed against community health care worker(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Community health care worker" means an individual who provides health care or health care-related services to clients in home settings.(2) "Employer" means a person or entity that employs a community health care worker. "Employer" does not include an individual who is a recipient of home-based services and who is responsible for hiring his or her own community health care worker.(3) "Violence" means a physical assault or a threat of a physical assault.(b) Every employer shall keep a record of any violence committed against a community health care worker and shall file a copy of that record with the department in the form and detail and within the time limits prescribed by the department.Amended by Stats 2012 ch 46 (SB 1038),s 107, eff. 6/27/2012.Added by Stats 2000 ch 493 (SB 1272), s 1, eff. 1/1/2001.