Status: Enacted — Signed into law in the 2025 Nevada Legislative Session; effective October 1, 2025. Builds on Nevada AB 348 (2019) and existing regulation R044-20 (effective December 22, 2021).

Bill Number: NV SB 182 (83rd Session, 2025)

Jurisdiction: Nevada

Category: Healthcare Workplace Violence, Hospital Security

Industries: Healthcare

Enacted Date: 2025 Nevada Legislative Session

Effective Date: October 1, 2025

Summary: Nevada SB 182 expands and strengthens the workplace violence prevention obligations Nevada first imposed on medical facilities through AB 348 (2019) and the implementing regulation R044-20. The 2025 statute requires every covered medical facility to develop and implement a written workplace violence prevention plan, conduct a hazard assessment, deliver training upon hire and at least annually thereafter, document incidents, and update the plan when new hazards are identified or when an incident reveals a control gap. SB 182 also formalizes investigation and corrective-action procedures for incidents and reaffirms anti-retaliation protections for employees who report violence in good faith.

SB 182 sits inside the broader 2025 wave of healthcare workplace violence legislation that includes Oregon SB 537 (effective January 1, 2026), Vermont H.259 / Act 9, and the New York Hospital Violence Prevention Program Act (signed December 12, 2025, effective September 2026). Nevada’s framework is modeled on the Cal/OSHA SB 553 prevention-plan template and aligns with the operational requirements The Joint Commission codified in National Performance Goal 2a (NPG 2a) for accredited hospitals.

Key Requirements:

Written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan: Every covered medical facility must develop and maintain a plan addressing identification of workplace violence hazards, mitigation controls, response procedures, and post-incident review.
Hazard Assessment: Conduct a facility-specific assessment as the basis for the prevention plan, with periodic review.
Training: Provide initial training when an employee assumes new duties and at least annually thereafter, covering hazard recognition, de-escalation, response procedures, and reporting.
Incident Investigation and Correction: Investigate every reported incident, document findings, and correct hazards identified through the investigation.
Plan Updates: Update the plan whenever new hazards are identified or post-incident review reveals a control gap.
Anti-Retaliation: Maintain protections for employees who report violence or participate in plan development.

Affected Entities: Nevada-licensed medical facilities, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, behavioral health facilities, and other covered medical settings under NRS Chapter 449. Existing regulatory enforcement is administered by the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations OSHA program.

Penalties and Enforcement: Enforcement runs through the existing Nevada OSHA program, which has citation authority under the General Duty Clause and the existing R044-20 framework. SB 182 layers a statutory mandate on top of the regulatory floor, exposing non-compliant facilities to citations as well as licensure consequences.

IntelliSee Relevance: High — SB 182’s plan, hazard-assessment, and incident-investigation requirements all turn on documented evidence that a facility has identified, monitored, and responded to violence risk. IntelliSee’s AI-powered continuous monitoring — including AI weapon detection, fall detection, and aggressive-behavior detection — produces time-stamped, location-tagged records that strengthen the hazard assessment, the prevention plan’s control inventory, and the post-incident corrective-action workflow Nevada now expects every covered medical facility to maintain.

Nevada Workplace Violence Prevention in Medical Facilities (SB 182)

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