Amendment SA1-SSA1-SB257

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 257

November 10, 2023 - Offered by Senator Jacque.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

SB257-SSA1-SA1,1,3 1. Page 2, line 17: after “policies" insert “and infection prevention and control protocols".

SB257-SSA1-SA1,1,5 2. Page 2, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with “communicate." on page 3, line 2, and substitute:

SB257-SSA1-SA1,1,6 “c. The resident is nearing end of life.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,1,10 d. In the judgment of the attending health care professional, as defined in s. 154.01 (1r), the benefits of the presence of the essential visitor outweighs the potential negative impacts that the essential visitor's presence might have on other patients, visitors, and staff in the assisted living facility or nursing home.”.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,1,11 3. Page 3, line 6: delete lines 6 to 10 and substitute:

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,3 “(b) An assisted living facility or a nursing home may deny visitation with a resident to any member of the clergy or essential visitor if any of the following applies:

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,7 1. The member of the clergy or essential visitor refuses to comply with any policies of the assisted living facility or nursing home that are in place to protect the health and safety of the member of the clergy or essential visitor, other visitors, residents, and staff in the assisted living facility or nursing home.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,11 2. It is unknown if the member of the clergy or essential visitor is contagious with a communicable disease that poses a substantial risk to others and adequate precautions are not available to reasonably prevent the member of the clergy or essential visitor from infecting others at the assisted living facility or nursing home.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,15 3. The resident is known or suspected to be contagious with a communicable disease that poses a substantial risk to others and adequate precautions are not available to reasonably prevent the member of the clergy or essential visitor from becoming infected by the resident.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,17 4. The resident has expressed that the resident does not wish to visit with the member of the clergy or essential visitor.”.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,19 4. Page 3, line 11: after “If" insert “the federal centers for disease control and prevention or".

SB257-SSA1-SA1,2,20 5. Page 3, line 16: after that line insert:

SB257-SSA1-SA1,3,2 “(5) Immunity. A health care professional, assisted living facility, nursing home, or employee, agent, or contractor of an assisted living facility or nursing home is immune from any civil or criminal liability for any act or omission while allowing visitation pursuant to sub. (3) (a).”.

SB257-SSA1-SA1,3,3 (End)