Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 requires certain healthcare facilities to allow essential caregiver visits during visitation suspensions.
The Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to mandate that nursing facilities, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals permit visits from essential caregivers during periods when regular visitation is suspended. Essential caregivers are defined as individuals who follow facility safety protocols. The bill also allows facilities to limit or deny access to caregivers who display symptoms of infectious diseases until they test negative.
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