Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 758
No Patient Left Alone Act; create to provide certain visitation rights for hospital patients.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE NO PATIENT LEFT ALONE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT MINOR AND ADULT PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS MAY HAVE OR MAY DESIGNATE A VISITOR WHO MAY BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT WHILE THE PATIENT IS RECEIVING HOSPITAL CARE; TO AUTHORIZE HOSPITALS TO ESTABLISH POLICIES THAT LIMIT OR RESTRICT VISITATION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AUTHORIZE HOSPITALS TO MANDATE CERTAIN SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND RULES OF CONDUCT FOR VISITORS AND REVOKE THEIR VISITATION RIGHTS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROTOCOLS OR RULES; TO PROHIBIT THE TERMINATION, SUSPENSION OR WAIVER OF VISITATION RIGHTS BY THE HOSPITAL OR ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; TO PROHIBIT HOSPITALS FROM REQUIRING PATIENTS TO WAIVE THE VISITATION RIGHTS PROVIDED UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS TO POST CERTAIN INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS EXPLAINING THE VISITATION RIGHTS PROVIDED UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP SUCH INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROVIDE THEM TO HOSPITALS; TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM TAKING ACTION AGAINST HOSPITALS FOR CERTAIN ACTS OR OMISSIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives