Patient visitation.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Health
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
Assembly Bill 92, known as Dianne’s Law, aims to expand patient visitation rights in health facilities. It requires facilities to allow visits from specified family members, including children and grandparents, unless there’s a legitimate safety concern or the patient requests it. The bill also mandates facilities to develop alternate visitation protocols during health crises and provide personal protective equipment and testing resources to visitors, particularly in end-of-life situations, while prohibiting restrictions in those circumstances.
Key provisions
- Requires health facilities to allow visits from spouses/domestic partners, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, and the children of those relationships, unless restricted by safety concerns or patient preference.
- Mandates the development of alternate visitation protocols during health emergencies to maximize visitation while maintaining safety.
- Prohibits restrictions on in-person visitation in end-of-life situations unless the patient objects.
- Requires facilities to provide personal protective equipment and testing resources to visitors in end-of-life situations, utilizing available state/local resources.
- Allows facilities to require visitors to adhere to personal protective equipment and testing protocols equivalent to those for staff.
- Defines ‘domestic partner’ for the purpose of the law.
- Clarifies that the bill does not create new civil or criminal liability for facilities.
- Exempts the bill from reimbursement requirements under the California Constitution.
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