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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,van ,drew 7= himself1 ,mrs4            
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,mr4 ,h>ris7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to codify        
pati5ts' rights to hospital visitation1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,pati5t ,left  
,alone ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,pati5t       
visitation rights ,section #ahfa ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection   
7e7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+ &  
at ! end2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph  
7#i7 z p>agraph 7#aj72  7,c7 by ins]t+  
aft] p>agraph 7#h7 ! foll[+ new         

p>agraph3  7#i7 has writt5 policies &   
proc$ures reg>d+ ! visitation rights (  
individuals receiv+ items & s]vices at !
 in/itution1 :i* %all include a         
description ( any cl9ically necess>y or 
reasonable re/riction or limitation t   
su* in/itution may ne$ to place on su*  
rights & ! reasons = ! cl9ical          
re/riction or limitation1 & a requirem5t
 t su* in/itution-- 7,a7 in=m ea* su*   
individual ( 8 or h] visitation rights1 
includ+ any cl9ical re/riction or       
limitation on su* rights2  7,b7 in=m ea*
 su* individual ( ! "r1 subject to !    
individual's cons5t1 to receive !       
visitors :om ! individual designates1   
includ+ a sp\se1 ano!r family memb]1 or 
a fri5d1 & ! individual's "r to )draw or
 d5y su* cons5t at any "t2  7,c7 may n  
re/rict1 limit1 or o!rwise d5y          
visitation privileges on ! basis ( race1
 color1 national orig91 religion1 sex1  
or disability2 &  7,d7 ensure t all     
visitors enjoy full & equal visitation  
privileges consi/5t ) ?is p>agraph2 &  2

 &  7,d7 9 ! matt] foll[+ p>agraph      
7#aj71 z r$esignat$1 by /rik+ p>agraph  
7#i7 ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+        
p>agraph 7#aj7 9 ea* su* place2 &  7#b7 
9 subsection 7f71 by /rik+ 7#i7 & ins]t+
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