# 119-hr-1358: No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025

119-hr-1358, No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1358
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Patient Left Alone Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Guarantees written hospital visitation rights for Medicare patients.** This bill would require hospitals that take Medicare to adopt written visitation policies, tell patients about their visitation rights, and explain any clinically necessary limits on visits. - Patients and families: Patients may designate visitors, including a spouse, family member, or friend, and may withdraw or deny that consent at any time. - Visitors and civil rights: Hospitals may not restrict or deny visitation on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability, so visitors have equal access consistent with clinical limits. - Hospitals and staff: Hospitals must create and follow written policies that describe any clinical restrictions on visits and the reasons for those restrictions, and must inform each patient about those policies.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Visitor rights for Medicare hospital patients: benefit, low. Hospitals that take Medicare would need written visitor rules. They would have to tell you your visitation rights and any medical limits. With your consent, you could choose your visitors, including a spouse, family member, or friend, and change your mind at any time. Hospitals could not deny visit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1358 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1358)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1358 (as of 2025-12-21).