California AB960 mandates that general acute care hospitals allow patients with disabilities or cognitive impairments to have family or friend.

California AB960 adds Section 1261.1 to the Health and Safety Code, requiring general acute care hospitals to allow patients with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments, or other disabilities to have family or friend caregivers. This is to ensure patients can fully benefit from hospital services, including outside standard visiting hours, unless specific conditions apply. These conditions include the hospital determining a visitor's presence would endanger health or safety, impede medical care, or the visitor being violent or potentially violent.

California AB960 mandates that general acute care hospitals allow patients with disabilities or cognitive impairments to have family or friend.

California AB960 adds Section 1261.1 to the Health and Safety Code, requiring general acute care hospitals to allow patients with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, cognitive impairments, or other disabilities to have family or friend caregivers. This is to ensure patients can fully benefit from hospital services, including outside standard visiting hours, unless specific conditions apply. These conditions include the hospital determining a visitor's presence would endanger health or safety, impede medical care, or the visitor being violent or potentially violent.