1.  A medical facility shall:

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(a) Establish a committee on workplace safety, which must consist of:

(1) If a staffing committee has been established for the medical facility pursuant to NRS 449.242 or an applicable collective bargaining agreement:

(I) The members of the staffing committee; and

(II) Employees of the medical facility who work in areas of the medical facility other than those represented on the staffing committee, appointed by the operator of the medical facility.

(2) If a staffing committee has not been established for the medical facility pursuant to NRS 449.242 or an applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees of the medical facility appointed by the operator of the medical facility. Such employees must include, without limitation, employees who work in all major areas of the medical facility.

(b) Develop and maintain a plan for the prevention of and response to workplace violence. The plan must:

(1) Be in writing;

(2) Be in effect at all times;

(3) Be available to be viewed by each employee of the medical facility or other provider of care at the medical facility at all times;

(4) Be specific for each unit, area and location maintained by the medical facility; and

(5) Be developed in collaboration with the committee on workplace safety established pursuant to paragraph (a).

2.  The plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must include, without limitation:

(a) A requirement that all employees of the medical facility and other providers of care at the medical facility receive the training described in NRS 618.7313 concerning the prevention of workplace violence:

(1) Upon the adoption of a new plan for the prevention of workplace violence;

(2) Upon commencing employment and annually thereafter;

(3) Upon commencing new job duties in a new location of the medical facility or a new assignment in a new location of the medical facility; and

(4) When a previously unrecognized hazard is identified or there is a material change in the facility requiring a change to the plan.

(b) Procedures that meet the requirements of NRS 618.7314 for responding to and investigating incidents of workplace violence.

(c) Procedures that meet the requirements of the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 618.7317 for assessing and responding to situations that create the potential for workplace violence.

(d) Procedures for correcting hazards that increase the risk of workplace violence, including, without limitation, using engineering controls that are feasible and applicable to the medical facility and work practice controls to eliminate or minimize exposure of employees and other providers of care to such hazards.

(e) Procedures for obtaining assistance from security guards or public safety agencies when appropriate.

(f) Procedures for responding to incidents involving an active shooter and other threats of mass casualties through the use of plans for evacuation and sheltering that are feasible and appropriate for the medical facility.

(g) Procedures for annually assessing, in collaboration with the committee on workplace safety established pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the effectiveness of the plan.