SB 206 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Attorney and next of kin access to patients.

Summary
Requires hospitals, health facilities, and residential care facilities to develop and maintain protocols concerning the visitation of admitted patients by certain individuals. Specifies certain requirements for hospital, health facility, and residential care facility visitation protocols. Requires specified visitation policies to remain in effect during times in which normal visiting procedures are halted due to a declared emergency or epidemic. Provides civil immunity to hospitals, health facilities, residential care facilities, their respective employees, and their respective contractors for the good faith implementation of specified patient visitation protocols.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Last action Feb 15, 2021
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