"Patient-specific risk factor" defined. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

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"Patient-specific risk factor" means a factor specific to a patient that may increase the likelihood or severity of an incident of workplace violence. The term includes one or more of the following:

1. The mental health of a patient;

2. The status of a patient’s treatment and medication;

3. A history of violent acts by the patient;

4. The use of drugs or alcohol by the patient; or

5. Any other condition that may cause a patient to experience confusion or disorientation, fail to respond to instruction or behave unpredictably.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3672, effective July 1, 2020)


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