CS/HB 223: Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Plasencia; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J., Rosenwald

Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities; Defines "electronic monitoring device" & "representative"; authorizes resident, or his or her representative, of nursing home facility or assisted living facility, respectively, to install & use electronic monitoring device in resident's room if specified conditions are met; provides for consent of resident living in shared room with resident who intends to install device; authorizes other resident or his or her representative to impose conditions on consent; provides for withdrawal of consent & modification of conditions; requires AHCA to adopt forms by rule; prohibits facilities from denying admission or otherwise discriminating against resident for installing electronic monitoring device; provides administrative penalty; provides criminal penalty for unlawfully obstructing, tampering with, or destroying electronic monitoring device or recording made by such device; specifies who may view or listen to images & sounds broadcast or recorded by electronic monitoring device.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/25/2025 12:02 PM

• Related Bills (1)

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  S 64 by Garcia Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced	Similar

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/24/2025	H	• Filed
  2/6/2025	H	• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  2/13/2025	H	• Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
  2/20/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  2/25/2025	H	• Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/27/2025	H	• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)