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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 5144 Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; virtual visitation during public health emergency.

Introduced by: C. Matthew Fariss | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Health; public health emergency; virtual visitation. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require such entities to adopt protocols to ensure that each patient is able to receive virtual visits from any person designated by the patient, within 72 hours of the time the request for a visit is made.

FULL TEXT

• 08/28/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20200980D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 08/28/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20200980D
• 08/28/20  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 11/09/20  House: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions