1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act or the SAVE Act . 2. Prevention of violence against hospital personnel (a) Prohibition on interference with hospital personnel in the performance of duties Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 120. Interference with performance of duties of hospital personnel (a) In general Whoever knowingly assaults an individual employed by a hospital engaged in interstate commerce, or an entity contracting with a hospital or other medical facility engaged in interstate commerce, during the course of the performance of the duties of such individual, and, as a result, interferes with the performance of the duties of such individual or limits the ability of such individual to perform such duties, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. (b) Enhanced penalties (1) Acts involving dangerous weapons or acts that result in bodily injury Whoever, in the commission of any act described in subsection (a), uses a deadly or dangerous weapon or inflicts serious bodily injury, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. (2) Acts committed during emergency declarations Whoever commits any act described in subsection (a) during the period of a declaration of a public emergency for the area in which the act is committed shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. (c) Defense It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section that— (1) the defendant is a person with a physical, mental, or intellectual disability