Law to allow families to sue hospitals for denied visitation passes House - KSWO

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KSWO) - Families denied visitation to see hospitalized loved ones may now sue hospitals.

House Bill 3313, authored by House Public Health Committee Chair Representative Cynthia Roe, adds an enforcement mechanism to the No Patient Left Alone Act, passed into law in 2021. The Act codified the rights of patients to have a designated visitor, regardless of what they’re hospitalized for. Under HB3313, families or patients could file civil litigation against a hospital if their visitation rights are denied.

Under HB3313, visitors must follow the hospital’s safety protocols and policies; otherwise, the hospital has the right to deny their visitation and require the patient to appoint another loved one.

HB3313 may now be heard in the Senate. The bill has an emergency clause allowing it to take effect immediately upon becoming law.

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