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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2687 By: Hasenbeck, Pittman and
Stark of the House
and
Bergstrom of the Senate
[ public health - creating the No Patient Left Alone
Act - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1 -706a of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "No Patient Left
Alone Act".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1 -706b of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Subject to the provis ions of subsection D of this section,
each minor who is admitted to a hospital licensed pursuant to
Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes has the right to
have a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis who
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shall have the unrestri cted privilege of being present while the
minor patient is receiving hospital care.
B. Subject to the provisions of subsection D of this section,
each adult who is admitted to a hospital licensed pursuant to
Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statu tes has the right to
designate a spouse, family member, or friend who shall have the
unrestricted privilege of being present while the adult patient is
receiving hospital care.
C. The rights specified in this section may not be terminated,
suspended, or waived by the hospital, the State Department of
Health, or any governmental entity, notwithstanding declarations of
emergency declared by the Governor or the Legislature.
D. Hospitals may require visitors to wear personal protective
equipment, provided tha t any such required equipment shall be
provided by the hospital. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require a hospital to allow a visitor to enter an
operating room or other typically restricted area or to remain
present during the administrati on of emergency care in critical
situations.
E. No hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1 -702 of Title 63
of the Oklahoma Statutes shall require a patient to waive the rights
specified in this section.
F. Each hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1 -702 of Title 63
of the Oklahoma Statutes shall post in a conspicuous place on the
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licensed premises informational materials developed by the State
Department of Health explaining the rights specified in this
section.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate