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What it is

Bill proposes protection for health workers from violence

Amendments step 3 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 28 March 2025. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Private member's bill regarding violence in the healthcare sector.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000021· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would require employers, both public and private, to prevent and reduce the risk of health workers suffering violent acts by patients, relatives or the general public.
  2. Each regional Health Service or company would need a Prevention Plan against Violence in the healthcare setting, with measures such as video surveillance, alarms, staff training and shorter waiting times.
  3. Violent acts against health workers would count as workplace accidents, and the victim would have to report them to the employer within 24 hours using a form.
  4. The Ministry of Health would create a National Registry of violent acts in the healthcare setting, recording reported incidents and identifying the victim and the aggressor.
  5. Victims would receive psychological support, a service to file complaints with the Public Prosecutor, a group insurance policy with free legal services, and the option to request a transfer to another workplace without any loss of pay.
  6. Within one year of the law taking effect, the Ministry of Health would run an awareness campaign, repeated every two years, and a National Observatory against Violence in the healthcare setting would be created.

Who it affects

  • Health workers: Would gain new rights: protection measures, training, psychological support, insurance and transfer if they are victims of violence.
  • Public and private employers: Would have to assess risks, create a prevention plan, appoint prevention delegates and take out group insurance.
  • Ministry of Health: Would have to create the national registry of violent acts and run awareness campaigns.
  • Ministries of Labor and Health: Would have to create a national observatory against violence in the healthcare setting.

Words worth knowing

Accidente de trabajo (workplace accident)
Injury suffered by a worker as a result of their job, which gives the right to benefits.
Ministerio Fiscal (Public Prosecutor's Office)
Public body that acts in criminal trials in defense of the law and of victims.
Delegado de prevención (prevention delegate)
A worker chosen from among staff representatives to monitor compliance with safety measures.
Presunción de veracidad (presumption of truthfulness)
What the victim reports is taken as true unless proven otherwise.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced28 March 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted8 April 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments11 April 2025Groups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Dec 202511. 28 March 2025: Presentación22. 8 April 2025: Comisión de Sanidad Publicación desde 08/04/2025 hasta 11/04/202533. 8 April 2025: Calificación44. 11 April 2025: Comisión de Sanidad Enmiendas desde 11/04/2025 hasta 06/10/202655. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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