HOUSE BILL 972

Sponsored By:

Delegates Love, Dwyer, and Hecht

Entitled:

Nursing Facilities - Electronic Monitoring

Synopsis:

Requiring specified nursing facilities to install and use electronic monitoring devices in residents' rooms to monitor the safety of the residents; requiring the related institution to post a notice containing specified information in a conspicuous location; requiring the area in the related institution that receives the signals from the electronic monitoring devices to meet specified criteria; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/21

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Elderly Persons

Electronic Surveillance -see also- Wiretapping

Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment

Evidence

Notices

Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care

Patients

Penalties

Privacy

Recordings -see also- Video

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Safety -see also- Occupational Safety

Video

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-301 , 19-343.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered