A. All health care facilities operating within the City shall allow the domestic partner of a patient to visit such patient unless no visitors are allowed or the patient expresses a desire that the visitation by the domestic partner be restricted.

B. As used in this Section, "health care facility" means every place, institution, building or agency, whether organized for profit or not, which provides facilities with medical services, nursing services, health screening services, other heath-related services, supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services and includes home health agencies as defined in Section 36-151, Arizona Revised Statutes, and Hospice service agencies.

C. This Article does not limit a health care facility’s right to establish visiting hours, rules of conduct, or to regulate access to its patients generally. (Ord. No. G-5295, § 1, 2008)