# 117-hr-8252: No Patient Left Alone Act of 2022

117-hr-8252, No Patient Left Alone Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8252
- Congress: 117
- Title: No Patient Left Alone Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-06-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Patient Left Alone Act of 2022 This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to have certain written policies and procedures that provide for patient visitation rights and to inform patients of such rights, including any applicable restrictions.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
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- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8800: Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022
- 117-hr-8769: IRS Reduction Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8252 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8252)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8800: Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8800)
- [117-hr-8769: IRS Reduction Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8769)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8252 (as of 2025-11-18).