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Health care facility

Any place where medical services are provided, such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, urgent care centers, and even dental or eye doctor offices.

Health care practitioner

An individual licensed or authorized to provide healthcare services, like a doctor, nurse, or therapist.

Patient safety concern

A concern that could seriously affect a patient's health, including issues with the quality of care, staffing levels, availability of equipment, or proper referrals for treatment.

Retaliation

Any negative action taken against a healthcare worker that would discourage them from reporting patient safety concerns, such as being fired, demoted, or otherwise punished.

Rebuttable presumption

A legal rule where a fact is assumed to be true unless proven otherwise. In this bill, it means if a healthcare worker is punished within 180 days of raising a safety concern, it's automatically assumed to be retaliation unless the facility can provide strong evidence to the contrary.

Non-competition agreement

A contract that prevents an employee from working for a competing business or starting a similar business within a certain area or time after leaving their current job.