§ 1-706a. Short title--No Patient Left Alone Act
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-706a
§ 1-706a. Short title--No Patient Left Alone Act
B. Subject to the provisions of subsections D and E of this section, each minor who is admitted to a hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes has the right to have a parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis who shall have the ability to be present while the minor patient is receiving hospital care.
C. Subject to the provisions of subsections D and E of this section, each adult who is admitted to a hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes has the right to designate a spouse, family member or caregiver who shall have the ability to be physically present while the adult patient is receiving hospital care.
E. A hospital may require visitors to wear personal protective equipment, provided that any such required equipment shall be provided by the hospital. A hospital may require visitors to comply with reasonable safety protocols and rules of conduct. The hospital may revoke visitation rights for failure to comply with this section.
F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hospital to allow a visitor to enter an operating room, isolation room, isolation unit, behavioral health setting or other typically restricted area or to remain present during the administration of emergency care in critical situations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hospital to allow a visitor access beyond the rooms, units or wards in which the patient the visitor is visiting is receiving care or beyond general common areas in the hospital.
G. The rights specified in this section may not be terminated, suspended or waived by the hospital, the State Department of Health or any governmental entity, notwithstanding declarations of emergency declared by the Governor or the Legislature. No hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall require a patient to waive the rights specified in this section.
H. Each hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall post on its website informational materials developed by the State Department of Health explaining the rights specified in this section. The State Department of Health shall develop such informational materials and make the materials available to hospitals for this purpose.
Credits
Laws 2021, c. 460, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-706a, OK ST T. 63 § 1-706a
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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