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Committee approves bill to protect patient visitation rights during future outbreaks
Summary
The committee passed House Bill 1061 to ensure designated caregivers can access patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities during future infectious-disease restrictions, after DHS described hypothetical federal-law conflicts and family members gave emotional testimony about prolonged isolation.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced House Bill 1061, a measure intended to ensure that patients in hospitals and long-term care settings have a designated visitor or caregiver available during future infectious-disease outbreaks, subject to compliance with federal guidance.
Representative Julie Mayberry, sponsor of HB1061, told the committee the bill was developed with input from the Department of Human Services and the…
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