Linda Rogers
- Republican
- Senator
- District 11
Author
Allows a person admitted as a patient to a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center (facility) to receive visitation by specified individuals during a declared emergency or public health emergency. Requires visitors to comply with applicable disease control or prevention guidelines issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when visiting a patient. Requires a facility to permit the visitation of a person admitted as a patient in a facility during specified compassionate care scenarios. Allows a facility to limit visitation in certain instances. Provides certain civil immunity for a facility, its employees, and contractors for an injury or harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the exposure of a contagious disease or other harmful agent that is specified during a disaster emergency; or (2) acts or omissions by visitors who are present in the facility; as a result of the implementation of the required protocols. Requires health facilities and residential care facilities (health facilities) to allow visitation of a resident in a compassionate care situation. Requires the state department of health to adopt standards and guidelines concerning the essential family caregiver program during a declared emergency or public health emergency and requires facilities to participate in the program. Allows for the designation of an essential family caregiver for a resident of a health facility and allows for visitation during restricted visitation at the health facility. Specifies requirements for an individual to be designated as an essential family caregiver and allows for the reconsideration and reporting of a denial of a request for designation. Allows the state department of health to adopt certain rules concerning the program. Provides certain civil immunity for a health facility, its employees, and contractors for an injury or harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the exposure of a contagious disease or other harmful agent that is specified during a disaster emergency; or (2) acts or omissions by visitors who are present in the health facility; as a result of the implementation of the required protocols.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 142
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 432: yeas 50, nays 0
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Motion to concur filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 374: yeas 88, nays 0
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #5 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Referred to the House
Senators Busch and Gaskill added as coauthors
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 47, nays 0
House sponsor: Representative Barrett
Cosponsors: Representatives Lehman, Miller, Wesco
Senator Houchin added as coauthor
Senator Melton added as coauthor
Senator Tomes added as coauthor
Senator Raatz added as coauthor
Senator Koch added as coauthor
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senators Becker, Donato, Mishler, Grooms added as coauthors
Senator Leising added as third author
Senator Niemeyer added as coauthor
Senator Niemeyer removed as third author
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Yoder added as coauthor
Senator Zay added as coauthor
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
Senator Charbonneau added as second author
Senator Niemeyer added as third author
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Authored by Senator Rogers
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| Fiscal Note: SB0202.05.ENRH.FN001 |
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