SSB 1196

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2023
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 27, 2023
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2023
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 537
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 537 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 537 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 27, 2023. On February 28, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].

• Sen. Jeff Edler R
• Sen. Mark Costello REmail
• Sen. Molly Donahue DEmail

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§135B.18B§135C.35A

How the Code works²

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