Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 206 — Attorney and next of kin access to patients.

Last action — Senator Rogers added as coauthor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires hospitals, health facilities, and residential care facilities to develop and maintain protocols concerning the visitation of admitted patients by certain individuals. Specifies certain requirements for hospital, health facility, and residential care facility visitation protocols. Requires specified visitation policies to remain in effect during times in which normal visiting procedures are halted due to a declared emergency or epidemic. Provides civil immunity to hospitals, health facilities, residential care facilities, their respective employees, and their respective contractors for the good faith implementation of specified patient visitation protocols.

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Action History

  1. Senator Rogers added as coauthor

  2. Senator Zay added as coauthor

  3. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  4. Senator Zay removed as second author

  5. Senators Kruse and Niezgodski added as coauthors

  6. Senator Grooms added as third author

  7. Senator Zay added as second author

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

  9. Authored by Senator Doriot

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 206 do?
Requires hospitals, health facilities, and residential care facilities to develop and maintain protocols concerning the visitation of admitted patients by certain individuals. Specifies certain requirements for hospital, health facility, and residential care facility visitation protocols. Requires specified visitation policies to remain in effect during times in which normal visiting procedures are halted due to a declared emergency or epidemic. Provides civil immunity to hospitals, health facilities, residential care facilities, their respective employees, and their respective contractors for the good faith implementation of specified patient visitation protocols.
Who sponsors SB 206?
SB 206 is sponsored by Blake Doriot (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Ronald Grooms, Dennis Kruse, David Niezgodski (Democrat), Andy Zay, and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 206?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 206?
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