Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill changes California law to strengthen protections for hospitals and other health care providers regarding immigration enforcement. It requires these entities to establish procedures for responding to requests for access to patients or facilities for immigration enforcement purposes, directing those requests to designated staff, and posting a notice at facility entrances. The bill also extends the timeline for these procedures and requires monitoring and documentation of visitor access.
Key provisions
- Requires health care providers to establish procedures for handling immigration enforcement requests.
- Directs requests for access to patients or facilities to designated health care provider entity management or legal counsel.
- Mandates posting of a notice at facility entrances informing authorities that access for immigration enforcement is prohibited unless by warrant or court order.
- Requires health care providers to inform staff on how to respond to requests for access related to immigration enforcement.
- Requires health care providers to inform staff on how to respond to requests by individuals in immigration custody to notify family members.
- Eliminates the encouragement to post a ‘notice to authorities’ and mandates it instead.
- Extends the timeline for these procedures until January 1, 2030, and repeals the current provisions at that date.
- Requires health care providers to establish or amend visitor monitoring procedures.
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