SF 537: Relating to visitation policies in hospitals and nursing facilities

What it does

This bill requires that as a condition of licensure for a hospital or nursing facility, a hospital or nursing facility shall not institute a policy that limits a patient’s or resident’s ability to receive visitors designated by the patient during an inpatient hospital stay or designated by the resident, regardless of the patient’s or resident’s diagnosis. However, a hospital or nursing facility may impose infection control protocols otherwise required that are related to the physical presence of such designated visitors.

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

1. March 6, 2023Filed in the Senate
2. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Health and Human Services committee