Louisiana: Support the No Patient Left Alone Act
Our Stand: At-A-Glance
- In 2023, Representative Chuck Owen went to bat for Louisiana families to ensure they would never again suffer and die alone while patients in a healthcare facility. His efforts were scaled back last year by the legislature, specifically Senate Health and Welfare. This year, Rep Owen is once again determined to protect Louisiana families from the unthinkable policies that kept families apart at the most critical time of their lives.
- HB306 by Rep Chuck Owen ensures that the tragic events that took place during covid never take place again, and that patients will have access to their loved ones.
- Patients and long-term care residents should never be denied access to loved ones.
- If a healthcare worker can safely enter a resident’s room, a loved one can too.
- HB306 ensures that a designated caregiver will always have access to their loved one.
- HB306 ensures that no one will be forced to die alone ever again.
- HB306 ensures that patient neglect will not have the opportunity to go unnoticed.