Mississippi House Bill 758 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The No Patient Left Alone Act; To Provide That Minor And Adult Patients In Hospitals May Have Or May Designate A Visitor Who May Be Physically Present While The Patient Is Receiving Hospital Care; To Authorize Hospitals To Establish Policies That Limit Or Restrict Visitation Under Certain Circumstances; To Authorize Hospitals To Mandate Certain Safety Protocols And Rules Of Conduct For Visitors And Revoke Their Visitation Rights For Failure To Comply With The Protocols Or Rules; To Prohibit The Termination, Suspension Or Waiver Of Visitation Rights By The Hospital Or Any Governmental Entity; To Prohibit Hospitals From Requiring Patients To Waive The Visitation Rights Provided Under This Act; To Require Hospitals To Post Certain Informational Materials Explaining The Visitation Rights Provided Under This Act; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop Such Informational Materials And Provide Them To Hospitals; To Prohibit State Agencies From Taking Action Against Hospitals For Certain Acts Or Omissions; And For Related Purposes.

No Patient Left Alone Act; create to provide certain visitation rights for hospital patients.

Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0758.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0758IN.htm