The New York Dept of Health issued and advisory last PM that states, “Hospitals are required to permit a patient support person at the patient bedside for patients for whom a support person has been determined to be essential to the care of the patient (medically necessary) including patients with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and patients with cognitive impairments including dementia.”
See full advisory:
https://opwdd.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/04/doh_covid19_hospitalvisitation_4.10.20.pdf