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H.R. 1358 119th Congress House

No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify patients rights to hospital visitation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Jefferson Van Drew Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Health facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicare
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025

This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to have certain written policies and procedures that provide for patient visitation rights and to inform patients of such rights, including any applicable restrictions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1358: No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1358/
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"H.R. 1358: No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1358/.
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H.R. 1358, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1358/.
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