Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 260C.002 — IN-PERSON VISITATION WITH RELIGIOUS COUNSELOR
HS § 260C.002Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 260C. IN-PERSON VISITATION WITH RELIGIOUS COUNSELOR
Statute text
View on source(a)A health care facility may not prohibit a resident or patient of the facility from receiving in-person visitation with a religious counselor during a public health emergency on the request of:
(1)the patient or resident; or
(2)if the patient or resident is incapacitated, the patient's or resident's legally authorized representative, including a family member of the patient or resident.
(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the executive commissioner by rule shall develop guidelines to assist health care facilities in establishing in-person religious counselor visitation policies and procedures. The guidelines must:
(1)establish minimum health and safety requirements for in-person visitation with religious counselors;
(2)allow health care facilities to adopt reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on in-person visitation with religious counselors to:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 519 (S.B. 572), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021.