Section 20-6-412 - Liability of healthcare facilities

(a) Unless expressly required by federal law or regulation, a state survey agency or other state agency shall not take any action against a healthcare facility for: (1) Giving a visitor or other individual access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter;(2) Failing to protect or otherwise ensure the safety or comfort of a visitor or other individual given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or other similar location under this subchapter;(3) Failing to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other national guidelines that require or recommend restricting visitor access; or(4) The acts or omissions of any visitor or other individual who is given access to a healthcare facility, clinic, or similar location.(b) This section does not apply to courts or the judicial branch.Added by Act 2021, No. 311,§ 1, eff. 3/10/2021.