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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5986
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENT CARE PLANS IN LONG -TERM
CARE FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require that resident care 1
plans in long-term care facilities address isolation, risk for depression 2
and ability to interact with loved ones, including, but not limited to, how 3
residents' social and emotional needs are being met and measures to 4
ensure that residents have regular opportunities for virtual and in-5
person visitation; (2) establish a process by which residents or their 6
families may seek redress when long-term care facilities do not abide by 7
visitation guidelines; (3) establish timelines and milestones to ensure the 8
safe and prompt reinstatement of visitation following the COVID-19 9
pandemic and a monitoring program for such process; (4) require long-10
term care facilities to report their visitation protocols, visitation policy 11
changes and other relevant information in a manner that is easily 12
accessible to residents and their family members; and (5) establish a 13
process by which residents and their families can find assistance and 14
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inappropriately denied visitation. 16
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that residents in long-term care facilities have access to their
loved ones, that their mental health needs are met and to establish
guidelines and reporting protocols for long-term care facilities'
visitation policies.