(1) An employee who provides home health care services may refuse to treat a patient unless accompanied by a second employee if, based on the patient’s past behavior or physical or mental condition, the employee believes that the patient may assault the employee.

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(2) An employee who provides home health care services may refuse to treat a patient unless the employee is equipped with a communication device that allows the employee to transmit one-way or two-way messages indicating that the employee is being assaulted. [2007 c.397 § 6]