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SB 1486: Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Hutson

Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities; Defining the terms “electronic monitoring device” and “representative”; authorizing a resident, or his or her representative, of a nursing home facility or assisted living facility, respectively, to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident’s room if specified conditions are met; prohibiting facilities from denying admission to a person or discharging a resident or otherwise discriminating or retaliating against a resident for the decision to install and use such electronic monitoring device in the resident’s room; providing a criminal penalty for unlawfully obstructing, tampering with, or destroying an electronic monitoring device or a recording made by such device, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Health Policy