2005 House Bill 4159

Allow nursing home electronic monitoring

Introduced in the House

Feb. 2, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Steve Bieda (D-25)

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 Senior Health, Security, and Retirement