Kansas Legislature
SB 352
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; enacting the John D. Springer patient's bill of rights; requiring hospitals to allow in-person visitation in certain circumstances; requiring hospitals to adopt visitation policies and procedures; establishing the medical care facility reimbursement fund to reimburse medical care facilities for lost federal funding due to compliance with the John D. Springer patient's bill of rights; creating a civil cause of action for violation of such rights.
Senate - Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; - 02/22/2024
On roll call the vote was:
Yea - (26):
Alley, Baumgardner, Billinger, Blasi, Bowers, Claeys, Erickson, Fagg, Gossage, Kerschen, Kloos, Masterson, O'Shea, Olson, Peck, Petersen, Pittman, Pyle, Ryckman, Shallenburger, Steffen, Straub, Thompson, Tyson, Warren, Wilborn,
Nay - (13):
Corson, Dietrich, Doll, Francisco, Haley, Holland, Holscher, Longbine, McGinn, Pettey, Reddi, Sykes, Ware,
Present and Passing - (1):
Faust-Goudeau,
Absent and Not Voting - (0):
Not Voting - (0):