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AB 2598 (Krell, D-Sacramento) 

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AB 2598 (Krell, D-Sacramento)  Details

Passed the Assembly Health Committee on April 7. To be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

AB 2598 would require hospitals to make a reasonable effort to notify any known next of kin within 72 hours of a person’s death when a patient dies in their facility. If the hospital cannot locate any next of kin after making a reasonable attempt, it must notify the county public administrator within 48 hours. Hospitals that fail to meet these requirements would be subject to a...

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