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Panel unanimously backs amendment to S146 allowing up to three designated visitors for nursing home residents
Summary
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee voted unanimously to adopt a strike-and-insert amendment to S146 that lets nursing home residents designate up to three visitors while permitting only one visitor at a time, with the ability to change designees twice per year or when a designee becomes permanently unable to visit.
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee gave S146 a unanimous favorable report after adopting a strike-and-insert amendment that expands and clarifies visitation rights for residents of nursing facilities.
Why it matters: The amendment responds to testimony about visitation restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and sets a statutory framework for designated visitors while allowing facilities to limit concurrent visitation to one designee at a time.
What the amendment does
The amendme…
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