Mississippi House Bill 837 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "hospital Right To Visit Act"; To Prohibit The Issuance Or Renewal Of A License To Any Hospital That Maintains A Policy Limiting Visitation With Patients Who Are Hospitalized For Greater Than 24 Hours; To Prohibit The Issuance Or Renewal Of A License To Any Institution For The Aged Or Infirm That Maintains A Policy Restricting Visitation With Residents; To Authorize Hospitals And Institutions For The Aged Or Infirm To Impose Certain Reasonable Safety Requirements Relating To Visitations; To Grant Immunity To Hospitals And Institutions For The Aged Or Infirm For Claims Arising Due To A Hospital Or Institution's Compliance With This Act; To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations For The Enforcement Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Hospitals and institutions for the aged or infirm; prohibit policies, subject to safety requirements, limiting visitation.

Rep. Jill Ford [R]

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [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/HB0837.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0837IN.htm