HOUSE BILL 1019

Sponsored By:

Delegates Hecht and Benson

Entitled:

Nursing Homes - Electronic Monitoring (Vera's Law)

Synopsis:

Creating an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting a wire or an electronic communication for a person who intercepts wire, oral, or electronic communications in a nursing home or assisted living program under specified circumstances; requiring a nursing home or assisted living program to allow a resident or a resident's legal representative to monitor the resident through the use of video cameras or other electronic monitoring devices; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/15

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/17

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

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 and Sentnc; 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 and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Privacy

Recordings -see also- Video

Video

Wiretapping

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 10-402 )

Health - General

( 19-343.1 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered