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Senate File 1918 adds healthcare‑agent visitation guardrails; committee recommends referral without recommendation
Summary
The committee considered Sections 15–16 of SF 1918, which would restrict a health care agent’s ability to block visitation in long‑term care settings unless good cause is shown; after testimony from Elder Voice Advocates and discussion, the committee recommended the bill be passed without recommendation to the Committee on Human Services.
Sections 15 and 16 of Senate File 1918 appeared before the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee on March 12, 2025. The sections would add statutory limits on a health care agent’s ability to restrict visitation and other communications for a resident in a long‑term care setting unless the agent shows good cause (significant physical, psychological or financial harm).
Senator Scott Dibble presented the sections and said the proposal responds to repeated complaints brought to Elder Voice Advocates and lawmakers in which appointed health care…
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