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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 219 — No Patient Left Alone Act of 2023

“To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients' rights to hospital visitation, and for other purposes.”

Health
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
E&C · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to have certain written policies and procedures that provide for patient visitation rights and to inform patients of such rights, including any applicable restrictions.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.