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Guidance for survey-defensible workplace violence prevention
Practical, primary-source analysis for healthcare executives, CNOs, risk managers, and compliance leaders — built around what surveyors actually ask, review, and require under Texas HSC Chapter 331, the Joint Commission, and OSHA. Every compliance claim is tied to the statute, rule, standard, or guidance it comes from.
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ED & Behavioral Health Safety
ED & Behavioral Health Workplace Violence Prevention
The definitive guide to workplace violence prevention for emergency departments and behavioral health units — survey-defensible plans aligned to Texas HSC Chapter 331, Joint Commission, and OSHA.
11 min
Read article →Long-Term Care & Home Health
HCSSA PL 2024-10 WVP Program: The Step-by-Step Guide
The definitive guide to building a Chapter 331 workplace violence prevention program for Texas home health and hospice agencies under HHSC Provider Letter PL 2024-10.
11 min
Read article →Training & De-Escalation
Healthcare Workplace Violence Training: Frequency & Rules
How often must healthcare staff complete workplace violence training? A compliance answer mapping Texas Chapter 331, Joint Commission, and OSHA cadence to your survey file.
11 min
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Texas HSC Chapter 331
26 TAC §133.55: How Texas Hospital Rules Enforce Ch. 331
26 TAC §133.55 is the HHSC hospital rule that hard-wires HSC Chapter 331 into your Texas licensure survey. Here is what it requires and what a surveyor reviews.
7 min
Read article →Joint Commission Readiness
A Joint Commission WVP Tracking & Trending System
How to build a workplace violence incident reporting, tracking, and trending system the Joint Commission will accept, with leadership review that closes the loop.
8 min
Read article →Program & Plan Development
A WVP Program for a Small Hospital, No Safety Staff
No dedicated safety or risk staff? A small or rural hospital can still build a survey-ready workplace violence prevention program. Here is the lean, role-based approach that satisfies Chapter 331.
9 min
Read article →Joint Commission Readiness
Align Joint Commission WVP Evidence With Chapter 331
How Texas hospitals satisfy The Joint Commission, HSC Chapter 331, and OSHA with one workplace violence binder — a crosswalk mapping each requirement to the shared evidence surveyors review.
8 min
Read article →Program & Plan Development
Anti-Retaliation Language for Your WVP Program
How to write anti-retaliation policy language that satisfies Texas Chapter 331, protects staff who report workplace violence, and holds up in a survey and in litigation discovery.
8 min
Read article →Program & Plan Development
Assigning WVP Roles: Leader, Committee, Unit Champions
How to assign accountability across your workplace violence prevention program — program leader, committee, and unit champions — so every Chapter 331 and Joint Commission task has an owner.
9 min
Read article →Long-Term Care & Home Health
Assisted Living Workplace Violence Compliance in Texas
Do Texas assisted living facilities fall under HSC Chapter 331? A coverage decision guide on the two-RN threshold, HHSC licensure, and building a survey-defensible WVP program.
9 min
Read article →Policy & Documentation
Behavioral Alert & Flagging Policy: A Defensible Process
A behavioral alert flag warns staff of known risk — but a bad one becomes a discrimination or stigma exhibit. Here is how to document a defensible flagging policy.
7 min
Read article →Long-Term Care & Home Health
Behavioral Care Plans as a Workplace Violence Control
How Texas long-term care facilities use individualized behavioral care plans to reduce resident-on-staff aggression — and document them as a worksite-analysis control under Chapter 331.
9 min
Read article →From reading to readiness
A Survey-Readiness Audit turns these principles into a scored gap report for your facility — against Chapter 331, 26 TAC §133.55, PL 2024-10, the Joint Commission, and OSHA, in one document.