l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 837

Hospitals and institutions for the aged or infirm; prohibit policies, subject to safety requirements, limiting visitation.

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.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "HOSPITAL RIGHT TO VISIT ACT"; TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE TO ANY HOSPITAL THAT MAINTAINS A POLICY LIMITING VISITATION WITH PATIENTS WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED FOR GREATER THAN 24 HOURS; TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE TO ANY INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM THAT MAINTAINS A POLICY RESTRICTING VISITATION WITH RESIDENTS; TO AUTHORIZE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM TO IMPOSE CERTAIN REASONABLE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO VISITATIONS; TO GRANT IMMUNITY TO HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM FOR CLAIMS ARISING DUE TO A HOSPITAL OR INSTITUTION'S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Randy P. Boyd, Dana McLean

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

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives