HF 2205: Relating to electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, and providing penalties

What it does

This bill provides for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities including the portion of the Iowa veterans home licensed as a nursing facility. The bill shall be known as “Evelyn’s Law”. The bill provides that a nursing facility resident or a resident representative may conduct electronic monitoring of the resident’s room through the use of electronic monitoring devices placed in the resident’s room pursuant to the bill. The bill specifies the consents that must be obtained for a resident to conduct electronic monitoring in the resident’s room, including from any roommate; the process to be followed if a roommate refuses to consent; the provision of notice to the nursing facility; the notification and consent form requirements; the responsibility for the cost and installation relating to the electronic monitoring; penalties for obstruction of electronic monitoring devices; the dissemination of recordings created through electronic monitoring; the admissibility of evidence created through electronic monitoring; liability and penalties for violations of the bill; resident protections; and reporting requirements.

Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Dept. on Aging/Long Term Ombudsman

Against: CHILDSERVE; Iowa Health Care Association; LeadingAge Iowa

In plain words

1. February 2, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee