A 1967: Relates to the use of electronic monitoring devices to monitor residents in assisted living residences and patients in nursing homes; requires consent from roommates to such electronic monitoring.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1967 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of elec- tronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents in assisted living residences The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (o) and (p) of subdivision 3 of section 4660 of 2 the public health law, as added by chapter 2 of the laws of 2004, are 3 amended and a new paragraph (q) is added to read as follows: 4 (o) every resident shall have the right to receive visits from family 5 members and other adults of the resident's choosing without interference 6 from the assisted living residence; [and] 7 (p) every resident shall have the right to written notice of any fee 8 increase not less than forty-five days prior to the proposed effective 9 date of the fee increase, provided however providing additional services 10 to a resident shall not be considered a fee increase pursuant to this 11 paragraph[.]; and 12 (q) every resident, or in the case of a patient who lacks capacity, 13 such resident's lawful representative, shall have the right to install, 14 operate, and maintain an electronic monitoring device in such resident's 15 room, provided, however, that: 16 (i) such electronic monitoring device shall only capture picture or 17 video of such resident's personal space; and 18 (ii) audio capture shall require written consent for all roommate 19 residents whose privacy may reasonably be affected by such electronic 20 monitoring device, or such roommate residents' lawful representatives. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04745-01-5