AL SB113 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-11 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-11 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Relating to health care facilities; to add Section 22-21-437 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require health care facilities to adopt certain visitation policies; to provide that patients have a right to certain visitation; to allow patients to designate an essential caregiver and to guarantee that caregiver certain visitation rights; to prohibit a health care facility from adopting a visitation policy that is more stringent than certain employee policies; to prohibit a health care facility from requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination or from prohibiting consensual physical contact between visitors and patients; to provide for the circumstances in which patients may not be denied visitors who are not essential caregivers; to require health care facilities to provide visitation policies to the Department of Public Health; to require the Department of Public Health to develop a mechanism for complaints; to provide certain immunity from liability in certain circumstances; to exempt certain psychiatric care facilities from the provisions of this bill; and to repeal Sections 22-21-430 through 22-21-436, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to hospital visitation during a public health emergency.
Title
Relating to health care facilities; to add Section 22-21-437 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require health care facilities to adopt certain visitation policies; to provide that patients have a right to certain visitation; to allow patients to designate an essential caregiver and to guarantee that caregiver certain visitation rights; to prohibit a health care facility from adopting a visitation policy that is more stringent than certain employee policies; to prohibit a health care facility from requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination or from prohibiting consensual physical contact between visitors and patients; to provide for the circumstances in which patients may not be denied visitors who are not essential caregivers; to require health care facilities to provide visitation policies to the Department of Public Health; to require the Department of Public Health to develop a mechanism for complaints; to provide certain immunity from liability in certain circumstances; to exempt certain psychiatric care facilities from the provisions of this bill; and to repeal Sections 22-21-430 through 22-21-436, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to hospital visitation during a public health emergency.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-04-11 - Senate - Concur In and Adopt (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - Read a Third Time and Pass (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - Adopt XS2MEZ-1 (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Adopt QH2M41-1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Adopt SYST57-1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - Read a Third Time and Pass (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - Adopt XS2MEZ-1 (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Adopt QH2M41-1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Adopt SYST57-1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-11 | Senate | Enacted |
| 2023-04-11 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2023-04-11 | Senate | Concur In and Adopt |
| 2023-04-06 | House | Read a Third Time and Pass |
| 2023-04-06 | House | Adopt XS2MEZ-1 |
| 2023-04-06 | House | On Third Reading in Second House |
| 2023-04-05 | House | Read Second Time in Second House |
| 2023-04-05 | House | Reported Out of Committee in Second House |
| 2023-04-05 | House | Reported Favorably from House Health |
| 2023-03-23 | House | Referred to Committee to House Health |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Read First Time in Second House |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Adopt QH2M41-1 |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | Adopt SYST57-1 |
| 2023-03-23 | Senate | On Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 2023-03-22 | Senate | Read Second Time in House of Origin |
| 2023-03-22 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin |
| 2023-03-22 | Senate | Reported Favorably from Senate Healthcare |
| 2023-03-21 | Senate | Introduced and Referred to Senate Healthcare |
| 2023-03-21 | Senate | Read First Time in House of Origin |
