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2023 SESSION
SB 1297 In-person visitation; policies and procedures at certain facilities, definition of "facility."
Introduced by: Bill DeSteph | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
In-person visitation policies and procedures at certain facilities. Requires hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, hospices or hospice facilities, assisted living facilities, and intermediate care facilities to establish certain in-person visitation policies and procedures. The bill (i) requires that such policies include screening, personal protective equipment, and other infection control protocols for visitors; (ii) prohibits such policies from requiring the visitor to provide proof of immunization or vaccination; (iii) requires such policies to allow consensual physical contact between the visitor and the resident, client, or patient of the facility; (iv) authorizes the resident, client, or patient to designate an essential caregiver and establishes requirements related to essential caregivers; (v) requires that such policies allow unrestricted in-person visitation under certain circumstances; (vi) provides that the policies and procedures may require visitors to agree in writing to follow such policies and procedures; (vii) authorizes facilities to suspend in-person visitation of specific visitors for violations of such agreement; (viii) requires facilities to make their in-person policies and procedures available to the Department of Health for review when applying for initial licensure, licensure renewal, or change of ownership; and (ix) requires facilities and the Department of Health to make their in-person visitation policies and procedures easily accessible from their websites.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100040D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/27/23 Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
- 01/27/23 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/02/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (13-Y 1-N 1-A)