AB 2598 (Krell, D-Sacramento) Details
Passed the Assembly on May 27. June 24 hearing in the Senate Health Committee. To be heard in the Senate 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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