Health care provider; threats of death or bodily injury to a provider, penalty. (SB1395)

Introduced By

Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patron Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)

Description

Threats of death or bodily injury to a health care provider. Provides that any person who orally makes a threat to kill or to do bodily injury against any health care provider who is engaged in the performance of his duties in a hospital or in an emergency room on the premises of any clinic or other facility rendering emergency medical care is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless the person is on the premises of the hospital or emergency room as a result of an emergency custody order, an involuntary temporary detention order, an involuntary hospitalization order, or an emergency custody order of a conditionally released acquittee. Read the Bill »

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