HOUSE BILL 557

Sponsored By:

Delegates Hecht, Beidle, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Frush, Howard, McDonough, and Schuh

Entitled:

Nursing Homes - Electronic Monitoring (Vera's Law)

Synopsis:

Creating an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting a wire or electronic communication for a person who intercepts wire, oral, or electronic communications in a related institution under specified circumstances; requiring a related institution to permit a resident or a resident's legal representative to monitor the resident through the use of video cameras or other electronic monitoring devices; defining "related institution"; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/5

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/11

Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assisted Living -see also- Group Homes

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.

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

Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental

Elderly Persons

Electronic Surveillance -see also- Wiretapping

Evidence

Notices

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

Penalties

Privacy

Video

Wiretapping

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 10-402 )

Health - General

( 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