Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, and providing penalties

Same legislation: SF 2057

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 18, 2022
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2022
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People living in nursing homes or their representatives can now use electronic monitoring devices in their rooms. The law sets rules for getting permission from roommates, paying for the equipment, and how to use the recordings. It also explains how to protect residents' privacy and what happens if someone tries to block the cameras.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill provides for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities. 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. The bill also directs the department of inspections and appeals to prescribe the notification and consent form described in the bill and to make the form available on the department’s internet site.

Full bill text²

House subcommittee

Named February 15, 2022. On February 16, 2022 it recommended indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§135C.49 §135C.50 §135C.51 §135C.52 §135C.53 §135C.54 §135C.55 §135C.56 §135C.57 §135C.58 §135C.59 §135C.60 §135C.61 §135C.62

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Lobbying

4 for · 10 against · 6 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 2229Cleared committee88th GA

89th General Assembly

SF 2057Cleared committeeSenate companion HF 2376Cleared committeeHouse companion

Picked up later

HF 2470Cleared committee90th GA HF 2317Cleared committee90th GA HF 664Cleared committee91st GA

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

SF 2229 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…
88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee

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