AB 960: Patient visitation.

This bill requires hospitals to allow patients with certain disabilities, including physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities, and cognitive impairment, to have family or friend caregivers with them at all times, including outside standard visiting hours. The hospital may only deny visitation if it determines that the presence of the visitor would endanger the visitor's health or safety, or significantly disrupt hospital operations. The hospital is allowed to impose legitimate health and safety requirements on visitors. The bill does not prohibit restrictions on patient visitation policies during emergencies or create new civil or criminal liability.