Health, Board of; public health emergency, virtual visitation for certain facilities. (HB2107)
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Description
Board of Health; public health emergency; virtual visitation. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require such entities to adopt protocols to ensure that, during a public health emergency related to a communicable disease of public health threat, each patient is able to receive virtual visits from any person designated by the patient, within 72 hours of the time the request for a virtual visit is made. Read the Bill »
Status
01/15/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Committee |
01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101403D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/15/2021 | Assigned HWI sub: Health |
01/20/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2107) |
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