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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for |
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hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person |
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visitation. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 36 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36. (a) A patient of a hospital, as those terms are |
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defined by general law, has the right to designate at least one |
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essential caregiver with whom the hospital may not prohibit |
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in-person visitation. |
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(b) The legislature by general law may provide for |
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guidelines for a hospital described by Subsection (a) of this |
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section to follow in establishing essential caregiver visitation |
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policies and procedures. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: " The constitutional amendment establishing a right |
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for hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for |
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in-person visitation." |