Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires healthcare facilities and long-term care facilities to permit in-person visitation of a patient or resident by family members and community pastoral care members; allows the facilities to place limitations on the frequency and duration of visitation in certain areas and to require the visitors to comply with safety protocols. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action Mar 7, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Monty Fritts
RRepublican
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