SB340 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-MadisonSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Health care employees, requiring employees to receive human trafficking training

Summary

SB 340 would require Alabama health care facilities to train certain employees in human trafficking recognition and response, with annual updates and record-keeping, starting in 2020.

What This Bill Does

The bill requires health care facilities to train staff who have direct contact with patients or visitors in handling and responding to human trafficking, including administrators, licensed professionals, EMS personnel, and paid or volunteer workers. The training must be updated annually to reflect changes and involve collaboration with organizations that specialize in trafficking recognition and prevention. Existing staff must complete training by July 1, 2020, and new hires must complete it within six months of employment; facilities must keep records of who is trained and when. There are penalties of $1,000 per violation per day for noncompliance, with collected funds allocated to the state to support trafficking education programs. The act becomes effective January 1, 2020.

Who It Affects

• Health care facilities licensed under Title 22 that must implement the training and record-keeping requirements.
• Employees who interact with patients or visitors (administrators, licensed health care professionals, EMS personnel, and paid or volunteer workers) who must receive the training.
• Facility boards or boards defined in state law that may request access to training records.
• State funds through the penalties, which go to the Attorney General's Special Revenue Account for education and programs related to human trafficking.

Key Provisions

• Applicability to licensed health care facilities and definition of who counts as an employee.
• Mandatory human trafficking handling and response training for defined employees with direct contact, including non-clinical interactions.
• Annual training updates and collaboration with trafficking recognition/prevention organizations.
• Deadline requirements: existing staff by July 1, 2020; new staff within six months of employment after July 1, 2020.
• Record-keeping: facilities must maintain records listing trainees, training dates, and planned/actual completion dates.
• Penalties: $1,000 per violation per day for noncompliance, with funds deposited to the Attorney General's Special Revenue Account for trafficking education programs.
• Effective date: January 1, 2020.

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Subjects

Health Care Facilities