Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 17 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 202 — Hospital and health facility visitation.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    4 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (17 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Allows a person admitted as a patient to a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center (facility) to receive visitation by specified individuals during a declared emergency or public health emergency. Requires visitors to comply with applicable disease control or prevention guidelines issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when visiting a patient. Requires a facility to permit the visitation of a person admitted as a patient in a facility during specified compassionate care scenarios. Allows a facility to limit visitation in certain instances. Provides certain civil immunity for a facility, its employees, and contractors for an injury or harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the exposure of a contagious disease or other harmful agent that is specified during a disaster emergency; or (2) acts or omissions by visitors who are present in the facility; as a result of the implementation of the required protocols. Requires health facilities and residential care facilities (health facilities) to allow visitation of a resident in a compassionate care situation. Requires the state department of health to adopt standards and guidelines concerning the essential family caregiver program during a declared emergency or public health emergency and requires facilities to participate in the program. Allows for the designation of an essential family caregiver for a resident of a health facility and allows for visitation during restricted visitation at the health facility. Specifies requirements for an individual to be designated as an essential family caregiver and allows for the reconsideration and reporting of a denial of a request for designation. Allows the state department of health to adopt certain rules concerning the program. Provides certain civil immunity for a health facility, its employees, and contractors for an injury or harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the exposure of a contagious disease or other harmful agent that is specified during a disaster emergency; or (2) acts or omissions by visitors who are present in the health facility; as a result of the implementation of the required protocols.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 142

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 432: yeas 50, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 374: yeas 88, nays 0

  10. Amendment #5 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Senator Tomes added as coauthor

  16. Senator Melton added as coauthor

  17. Senator Houchin added as coauthor

  18. Senators Busch and Gaskill added as coauthors

  19. Cosponsors: Representatives Lehman, Miller, Wesco

  20. House sponsor: Representative Barrett

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 47, nays 0

  22. Senator Raatz added as coauthor

  23. Senator Koch added as coauthor

  24. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  26. Senator Yoder added as coauthor

  27. Senators Becker, Donato, Mishler, Grooms added as coauthors

  28. Senator Leising added as third author

  29. Senator Niemeyer removed as third author

  30. Senator Niemeyer added as coauthor

  31. Senator Zay added as coauthor

  32. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

  33. Senator Niemeyer added as third author

  34. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  35. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  36. Authored by Senator Rogers

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 202 do?
Allows a person admitted as a patient to a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center (facility) to receive visitation by specified individuals during a declared emergency or public health emergency. Requires visitors to comply with applicable disease control or prevention guidelines issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when visiting a patient. Requires a facility to permit the visitation of a person admitted as a patient in a facility during specified compassionate care scenarios. Allows a facility to limit visitation in certain instances. Provides certain civil immunity for a facility, its employees, and contractors for an injury or harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the exposure of a contagious disease or other harmful agent that is specified during a disaster emergency; or (2) acts or omissions by visitors who are present in the facility; as a result of the implementation of the required protocols. Requires health facilities and residential care facilities (health facilities) to allow visitation of a resident in a compassionate care situation. Requires the state department of health to adopt standards and guidelines concerning the essential family caregiver program during a declared emergency or public health emergency and requires facilities to participate in the program. Allows for the designation of an essential family caregiver for a resident of a health facility and allows for visitation during restricted visitation at the health facility. Specifies requirements for an individual to be designated as an essential family caregiver and allows for the reconsideration and reporting of a denial of a request for designation. Allows the state department of health to adopt certain rules concerning the program. Provides certain civil immunity for a health facility, its employees, and contractors for an injury or harm caused by or resulting from: (1) the exposure of a contagious disease or other harmful agent that is specified during a disaster emergency; or (2) acts or omissions by visitors who are present in the health facility; as a result of the implementation of the required protocols.
Who sponsors SB 202?
SB 202 is sponsored by Justin Busch (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Erin Houchin, Eddie Melton, James Tomes (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Matt Lehman (Republican), Doug Miller (Republican), Timothy Wesco (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Andy Zay, Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Ryan Mishler (Republican), Ronald Grooms, Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Eric Koch (Republican), and Jeff Raatz (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 202?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2021. Enacted.
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