Oregon Implements Additional Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements for Certain Healthcare Settings

Implementation Date: May 1, 2026

Effective May 1, 2026, Oregon requires home health agencies, hospice programs and special inpatient care facilities (SICFs) to establish, implement and maintain a workplace violence prevention program that contains certain specified elements, including training provisions.

Additionally, every home health agency, hospice program, SICF and hospital must implement a flagging system that can communicate potential threats of violence or disruptive behavior to providers and personnel using electronic health record (EHR) and visual flags

OAR 333-027-0001 through OAR 333-535-0015.