S191 - The No Patient Left Alone Act. (SL 2021-171)

Overview: S.L. 2021-171 enacts the No Patient Left Alone Act to ensure visitation rights for patients in most healthcare facilities during a declared disaster or emergency and to the fullest extent permitted under any applicable rules, orders, regulations, guidelines, or federal laws. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to assess a civil penalty for violations of those visitation rights.

This act became effective November 1, 2021.