Tennessee House Subcommittee Pushes Through Bill To Protect Hospital Visits For Patients
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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
The House Health Subcommittee moved forward with a bill that would prevent Tennessee hospitals from keeping individuals who hold power of attorney for a patient from visiting that patient.
House Bill 1883 (HB1883), sponsored by Representative Kip Capley (R-Summertown-District 71), “creates the right of an attorney in fact designated to make healthcare decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care to conduct at least one in-person visitation with the principal for each day the principal is in a hospital; permits the hospital to require the attorney in fact to submit to non-invasive health and safety protocols; prohibits the visitation right from being terminated, suspended, waived, or otherwise limited during a declared disaster or state of emergency. – Amends TCA Title 34; Title 63 and Title 68.”
The legislation guarantees that the person deemed power of attorney can visit the patient at least once a day for a minimum of one hour.
The subcommittee began by passing an amendment to the bill that clarified language of the legislation. Capley noted that the visitation rule would not apply for persons who were in the custody of law enforcement or those who were having surgery or other invasive procedures.
During the discussion period, Representative Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville-District 42), expressed concern that the bill as written could actually undermine patients’ rights. He asked if hospitals would be forced to allow a power of attorney to visit if the patient said they did not want to receive the visitor.
Capley noted that the amendment would reserve the right of the patient, and Caroline Miller from legal services affirmed that the legislation would allow a patient to decline a visit.
Following the discussion, Chairman David Hawk (R-Greeneville-District 5) called for a voice vote. The bill passed with ayes prevailing. No representatives requested to be recorded as a no.
The bill will move on to the full House Health Committee.
The companion Senate Bill 1641 (SB1641), sponsored by Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17), was passed on February 12.
Our entire healthcare industry is in the toilet bowl. They do NOT CARE one iota about any of us and they are openly laughing at what they call, “Our so-called rights”…..I have seen under-cover videos about how they talk and “view us common folk” and they are full of contempt and on their own personal power trips. They have admitted to not reporting vax injuries/deaths because……too much time and paperwork! 😳 Who do these jerks think they are??? Charge us a fortune, be treated like a murder suspect for wanting to see your family member while in poor health or dying is SICK & DISGUSTING. They treated my dying mother by loading her up with steroids, so she appeared like she was recovering, then quickly booted her out to a rehab without telling me, she crashed for 3 days totally unresponsive, and that Doc was abominable too! He asked me upon arrival just exactly what did I expect him to do with “this” ( referring to my Mother ) as he picked up her arm and let it drop!
Every nasty one of you so called healthcare professionals should be deeply ashamed of yourselves, but that would take having a conscience, right? I could write a small novel on all the horrendous treatment I have experienced in hospitals over the years with both myself and my Mother. They do not care and don’t even pretend to.