Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-706a: Short title - No Patient Left Alone Act

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "No

Patient Left Alone Act".

B. Subject to the provisions of subsections D and E of this

section, each minor who is admitted to a hospital licensed pursuant

to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes has the right

to have a parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis who

shall have the ability to be present while the minor patient is

receiving hospital care.

C. Subject to the provisions of subsections D and E of this

section, each adult who is admitted to a hospital licensed pursuant

to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes has the right

to designate a spouse, family member or caregiver who shall have the

ability to be physically present while the adult patient is

receiving hospital care.

D. A hospital may establish visitation policies that limit or

restrict visitation when:

1. The presence of visitors would be medically or

therapeutically contraindicated in the best clinical judgment of

health care professionals;

2. The presence of visitors would interfere with the care of or

rights of any patient;

3. Visitors are engaging in disruptive, threatening or violent

behavior toward any staff member, patient or other visitor; or

4. Visitors are noncompliant with hospital policy.

E. A hospital may require visitors to wear personal protective

equipment, provided that any such required equipment shall be

provided by the hospital. A hospital may require visitors to comply

with reasonable safety protocols and rules of conduct. The hospital

may revoke visitation rights for failure to comply with this

section.

F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a

hospital to allow a visitor to enter an operating room, isolation

room, isolation unit, behavioral health setting or other typically

restricted area or to remain present during the administration of

emergency care in critical situations. Nothing in this section

shall be construed to require a hospital to allow a visitor access

beyond the rooms, units or wards in which the patient the visitor is

visiting is receiving care or beyond general common areas in the

hospital.

G. The rights specified in this section may not be terminated,

suspended or waived by the hospital, the State Department of Health

or any governmental entity, notwithstanding declarations of

emergency declared by the Governor or the Legislature. No hospital

licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall require a patient to waive the rights specified in

this section.

H. Each hospital licensed pursuant to Section 1-702 of Title 63

of the Oklahoma Statutes shall post on its website informational

materials developed by the State Department of Health explaining the

rights specified in this section. The State Department of Health

shall develop such informational materials and make the materials

available to hospitals for this purpose.

I. Unless expressly required by federal law or regulation, the

State Department of Health or any other state agency shall not take

any action against a hospital for:

1. Giving a visitor individual access to a hospital-controlled

property or location;

2. Failing to protect or otherwise ensure the safety or comfort

of a visitor given access to a hospital-controlled property or

location;

3. Failing to follow the guidelines of the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention or other federal guidelines that require or

recommend restricting visitor access; or

4. The acts or omissions of any visitor who is given access to

a hospital-controlled property or location.