/tags/visitation visitation en-US WLRN Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:40:24 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-03/new-laws-let-visitors-see-loved-ones-in-health-care-facilities-even-in-an-outbreak To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll on patients and families. Now, some states, like Florida, are trying to ensure access. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:40:24 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-04-03/new-laws-let-visitors-see-loved-ones-in-health-care-facilities-even-in-an-outbreak Stephanie Colombini /news/2022-02-03/grandparents-may-get-a-better-chance-at-visitation-rights-under-proposals-in-the-florida-legislature An effort to further the rights of grandparents to see their grandchildren is back in Tallahassee. The legislature has given them a little leeway in recent years, but the law remains firmly on the side of parents. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:40:00 GMT /news/2022-02-03/grandparents-may-get-a-better-chance-at-visitation-rights-under-proposals-in-the-florida-legislature Gina Jordan /local-news/2022-01-17/florida-senate-panel-gives-its-backing-to-a-patient-visitation-proposal The bill would direct health care providers to allow patients or residents to have visitors. If access needs to be restricted for health or safety concerns, "alternate visitation protocols" would need to be developed. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:10:00 GMT /local-news/2022-01-17/florida-senate-panel-gives-its-backing-to-a-patient-visitation-proposal /2021-05-06/some-question-whether-hospital-visitation-bans-during-pandemic-were-too-strict For more than a year, people couldn't sit with loved ones as they died in hospitals. Those lonely deaths took a toll on families. Now some doctors are questioning whether the rules were too strict. Thu, 06 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT /2021-05-06/some-question-whether-hospital-visitation-bans-during-pandemic-were-too-strict Lesley McClurg