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House Bill 2211 |
House Author: Metcalf et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry et al. |
House Bill 2211 amends the Health and Safety Code to prohibit a hospital, during a qualifying period of disaster, from prohibiting in‑person visitation with a patient receiving care or treatment at the hospital unless federal law or a federal agency requires the hospital to prohibit visitation during that period. Among other provisions, the bill authorizes a hospital to deny entry to or remove a visitor who refuses to meet health screening and PPE requirements, provides for updates to an appropriate person regarding a patient who cannot receive visitors, and sets out related liability protections for hospitals and attending physicians.