Delaware House Bill 75 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 2 2009 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Bill allows each competent adult patient to receive visits in a Hospital, nursing home or nursing facility from any individual from whom the patient desires to receive visits, subject to certain restrictions set forth in a visitation policy related to the patient’s medical condition, the number of visitors simultaneously permitted in a patient’s room, and visitation hours and/or order of a Court. In addition, this Bill requires the Hospital, nursing home or facility to honor advance health-care directives and any similar documents, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Bill.

An Act To Amend Chapter 10, Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Policies Of Hospitals And Other Facilities.

Rep Brady	Sen Bunting	Sen Connor	Sen Sokola
Sen Sorenson	Rep Schwartzkopf	Rep Blakey	Rep Q. Johnson
Rep Ramone	Rep Viola	Sen Peterson	Sen Ennis
Rep Thornburg	Rep Plant	Rep B. Short	Rep Gilligan
Rep Jaques	Rep J. Johnson	Rep Kowalko	Rep Longhurst
Rep M. Marshall	Rep Mitchell	Rep Schooley	Rep Scott
Rep D.E. Williams	Rep Barbieri	Rep Keeley	Rep Oberle
Sen Hall-Long

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-02		Stricken
2009-03-17		Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2009-02-18		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

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Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/75dd2a67524f6b9785257545006c0b6d?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+75/$file/legis.html?open