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.
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Health Policy
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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 |