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TN SB9019

TN SB9019
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to establishing uniform standards regarding restrictions relative to COVID-19.


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Introduced
10/27/2021
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/28/2022

Introduced Session

112th General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to establishing uniform standards regarding restrictions relative to COVID-19.

AI Summary

This bill amends Tennessee's laws to establish uniform standards regarding visitation restrictions related to COVID-19. It grants hospital patients, nursing home residents, hospice patients, and residents of adult care homes and assisted-living facilities the right to have at least one visitor during a declared disaster or public health emergency, subject to the facility's normal visitation policies. The bill prohibits hospitals from requiring patients to waive these visitation rights and allows facilities to implement health screening and infection control measures for visitors. It also authorizes the state's health and mental health departments to promulgate rules to implement the bill's provisions.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Signed by H. Speaker (on 11/09/2021)

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