What’s happening: Following numerous questions about Assembly Bill (AB) 2975’s requirements, CHA has developed a frequently-asked-questions (FAQs) fact sheet to assist hospitals with planning for implementation.
What else to know: AB 2975 will require all hospitals to adopt and implement a weapon detection policy — and screen at certain entrances for instruments capable of causing death or serious bodily injury — by sometime around March 2027.
On Sept. 27, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2975, which requires amending the existing Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care standard with these weapon detection provisions.
The CHA FAQs | Assembly Bill (AB) 2975: Hospital Weapon Detection Policy and Screening answers all the questions hospital employers may have about this topic, including but not limited to: what this new law does, which hospitals must follow its requirements, which hospital entrances must include weapon detection screening, staffing requirements, and posting and notice requirements.
AB 2975 will also be covered in CHA’s complimentary, members-only 2024 Legislative Wrap-Up webinar on Dec. 10 from 1– 2 p.m. (PT).
Contact Erika Frank, vice president, legal counsel, at efrank@calhospital.org with any questions.
