A5702 — Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient

A5702 — Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends the public health law to allow patients admitted to a hospital for more than two days to designate one individual as an "essential visitor." An essential visitor may be a family me…Open in Informed Citizenry