CT HB05986

Require long-term care facility resident care plans to address isolation, risk for depression, and ability to interact with loved ones, including measures for meeting social and emotional needs and providing regular virtual and in-person visitation opportunities

Establish a redress process for residents or families to seek remedies when facilities do not abide by visitation guidelines

Create timelines and milestones for safe and prompt reinstatement of visitation following the COVID-19 pandemic with a monitoring program to track the process

Require long-term care facilities to report visitation protocols, visitation policy changes, and related information in an easily accessible manner to residents and families

Establish a process for residents and families to obtain assistance and hold facilities accountable when they believe visitation has been inappropriately denied