Droit opposable aux visites pour les personnes hébergées dans un établissement de santé ou un EHPAD

This French bill, a proposition de loi tabled in the National Assembly, would create a legally enforceable right for people living in health establishments or EHPADs (nursing homes for dependent elderly people) to receive visits from family and loved ones. Enforceable means residents or their relatives could seek legal recourse if the right is restricted. The issue gained prominence after visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on metadata only, the full text was not reviewed. The bill would mainly affect residents of hospitals, nursing homes and similar care facilities, their families, and the staff and managers who run these establishments. It would likely shape how facilities set visiting rules and when limits may be imposed.