Overview
- Galicia’s Parliament approved the reform Tuesday with PP and PSdeG backing and abstentions from BNG and Democracia Ourensana, producing 46 votes in favor and no votes against.
- The law grades offenses against health workers and sets fines up to €15,000 for the most serious cases, covering physical assaults, threats, verbal abuse, and online harassment.
- Health authorities can move an aggressor to a different doctor or center for up to five years, and the protections apply to non-clinical staff and private contractors who serve the public system.
- Patients must seek permission to record in consultations, with unauthorized recordings logged as a breach of trust that can justify reassignment even though they carry no fine.
- Officials cited Sergas data from 2025 reporting 945 attacks, including 344 physical, as support for the reform, while opponents say it ignores staffing gaps and long waits and now awaits publication in the Diario Oficial de Galicia before taking effect.