House Approves Enforcement Mechanism to No Patient Left Behind Act

OKLAHOMA CITY – Families denied visitation to see hospitalized loved ones may now sue the hospital, adding teeth to legislation signed into law last year. House Bill 3313, authored by House Public Health Committee Chair Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay, adds an enforcement mechanism to the No Patient Left Alone Act, passed into law in 2021. The Act codified the rights of patients to have...

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