Health, Board of; public health emergency, virtual visitation for certain facilities.
Summary
Board of Health; public health emergency; virtual visitation. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulationsgoverning hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities,and hospices to require such entities to adopt protocols to ensurethat, during a public health emergency related to a communicabledisease of public health threat, each patient is able to receive virtualvisits from any person designated by the patient, within 72 hoursof the time the request for a virtual visit is made.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101403D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Fariss
RRepublican
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