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No Patient Left Alone Act; enact

It became law on Jul 1, 2024.

GA HB 663 · House Bill · 2023_24

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
6
Latest action
Jul 1, 2024

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to establish certain rights of minors and adults admitted to hospitals; to provide for definitions; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to limit or restrict visitation in certain circumstances; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to require visitors to wear personal protective equipment; to provide for statutory construction; to provide that certain rights may not be waived or terminated; to require hospitals and long-term care facilities to post certain information on their websites; to…

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This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Jul 1, 2024

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