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ID H0244
Bill
Status
4/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Idaho Code Section 39-3316 to establish in-person visitation rights for residents of residential care or assisted living facilities, permitting immediate family, relatives, and other visitors with resident consent.
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Prohibits facilities from requiring health screening precautions for in-person visitors that are more stringent than precautions required for facility staff.
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Prohibits facilities from denying or precluding in-person visitation based on a visitor's vaccination status for immediate family or relatives accessing residents under subsections (7)(a) and (b).
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Makes technical corrections to resident rights language, including changes to "acknowledgment" spelling and pronoun references throughout Section 39-3316.
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Declares an emergency and makes the act effective July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide in-person visitation rights for residents in certain facilities and to provide that visitation shall not be precluded based on vaccination status.
HEALTH
Last Action
Reported Signed by Governor on March 30, 2023 Session Law Chapter 202 Effective: 07/01/2023
4/6/2023