2018 House Bill 6192

Allow nursing home electronic monitoring

Introduced in the House

June 12, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R-44)

To allow a nursing home resident or a resident's legal representative to use audio or visual electronic monitoring devices in nursing home rooms to monitor a resident’s care under certain circumstances. The bill authorizes the use of recordings from such a device as evidence in a civil or criminal trial in which abuse of residents is alleged.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy