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2007 SESSION

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HB 2730 Hospital regulations; provision allowing patients to receive visits from whom they desire.

Introduced by: David L. Englin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Hospital regulations; authorized visitor designation for hospital visitation.  Requires the Department of Health to establish regulations requiring each licensed hospital to include in its visitation policy a provision allowing each adult patient to receive visits from any individual from whom the patient desires to receive visits, subject to certain restrictions.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Hospital regulations; authorized visitor designation for hospital visitation.  Requires hospitals to develop regulations allowing patients to designate any individual as next of kin for visitation purposes and to change the designation at any time.