Over the past few years, Vermont and other hospital emergency rooms have been increasingly confused. “Invapors of Violence” such as LIZ Couto, an emergency room nurse and the chairman of the government affairs committee of the Vermont Nurses Association. Put it on Wednesday.
All over the United States, medical staff were shot and stabbed and shoe abuse. 2021 and 2022 US Labor Statistics BureauVermont has the highest percentage of medical workers who have lost their work due to violence among American countries.
Vermont Hospital and Health System Association between July 2023 and December 2024 record In case of violence and threats of 89 hospitals. More than half of the incident was associated with assault on health workers. But this case was not reported quite a bit, Couto said.
She told lawmakers on Wednesday morning, saying, “Violence occurred every day in our hospital.”
In 2023, lawmakers tried to solve the epidemic. Action 24This increases the punishment for the threat of medical workers and makes it easier to arrest people who attack medical workers.
But now, members of the House Health Management Committee are returning to this problem. The committee is currently working H. 259In the current form, the hospital must prepare a security plan for “prevention of workplace violence and aggressive behavior management” and collect data on events in the hospital. As part of this plan, some hospital staff are trained in practices such as “defense tactics”, withdrawal and crisis intervention.
In fact, this bill is trying to present a standardized guideline for Vermont Hospital with different procedures and procedures.
On Wednesday, the CEO of Allen Demar of R-ENOSBURGH asked if he would even go.
“Is this enough?” He asked Couto. “If it is an infectious disease, what should I do for safety and others?”
The bill replied, “It’s a good start.”
When moving
The lawmakers gave the final approval stamp Interim budget adjustment Wednesday afternoon. But a few hours ago, the Governor Phil Scott said he plans to reject the bill when he arrives at his desk.
The core point of the competition for the annual budget adjustment bill is the fate of Vermont’s motel voucher program for unacceptable residents.
Legislators have signed the extension of the loose winter rules of the program until spring until June 30. The Democratic Party’s move was to try to stop the eviction in the scheduled program from April 1. Policy shifts come with a price tag of about $ 1.8 million.
Learn more about ongoing discussions.
-Cali Berlin
On Wednesday, the Senate was approved by S.69, a bill to protect minors with its addictive and harmful functions of social media platforms.
Known as “Child Code” by supporters, this bill must install guard rails for platforms such as Tiktok and Facebook, and technology companies must adjust algorithms and basic personal information settings for users under 18 years of age.
It is not clear whether this bill will sign the law through the Phil Scott Governor through the house. Last year, SCOTT refused to claim a sweep data privacy claim with previous versions of KIDS CODE, but cited other provisions of the bill to explain his rejection.
The bill has passed a preliminary ballot to revise the bill with a 25-5 vote on Wednesday, and that if the scott refuses this bill, the supporters of KIDS CODE can have a number that can ignore him this time.
-HABIB SABET
The House of Representatives has been approved for preliminary approval H.2 Wednesday, the bill, which will delay Vermont’s complete implementation, delays more initiative hikes for two years.
A few months ago, the Democratic Party tried to lead as a youth legal initiative after repeated delays for years. However, even after receiving the Phil Scott Governor and his top public safety officials, NIX’s lawmakers appear to be looking for a middle point in the final stage of the final era.
Martin Lalonde spokesman D-SOUTH BURLINGTON said, “This delay is a compromise.
The revision of the Republican Party tried to abolish the final stage of the times, which will expand the jurisdiction of youth to include 19 -year -old youth accused of misdemeanor and low -level crime. The attempt was rejected.
H.2 also proposes an increase in age that children can be prosecuted from 10 to 12 for youth crimes.
Ethan Weinstein
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The House of Representatives and Environmental Committee voted for the development of Tuesday. H.238A bill that further abolishes the sale and production of consumer products including added PFA, thousands of ultra -internal chemicals related to various cancer and health problems of human beings.
This bill includes the expansion of the country’s existing limit for PFAS -containing consumer products and prohibits the manufacture and selling containers of cleaning products, dental floors and perfluoroallykyl and polyfluoroallykyl substances.
See here for more information about the bill.
The Senate’s Natural Resources Committee also moved the road salt bill with all members except Terry Williams this morning. bill, S.29In order to improve the health of the waterway caused by salt leaks, we will create a certification program for commercial salt applicators that reduce excessive salt spreads and ensure road and sidewalk safety.
-Olivia jigger
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