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Table 4.2.

Sibling visitation policy recommendations

Hospital unit	Sibling visitation recommendation^a	Recommendation during influenza season or outbreak^a
Acute care floor, including patients with contact precautions	Open sibling visitation	Open sibling visitation
NICU	Siblings older than 3 years old	Siblings older than 13 years old
PICU	Siblings older than 3 years old	Siblings older than 13 years old
BMT or immunocompromised patients	Siblings older than 3 years old	Siblings older than 13 years old

^aScreening measures should be implemented and monitored for compliance to identify visitors with cough, rhinorrhea, fever, rash, vomiting, and diarrhea. Siblings who are ill should not visit the hospital