Proyectos de ley › 91.ª Asamblea General
Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, and providing penalties
Presentado por Sen. Tony Bisignano (D)
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado12 de febrero de 2026
- Hecho: Subcomité16 de febrero de 2026
- Se detuvo: Comité del SenadoMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: Comité de la CámaraEmbudo: antes del 20 de marzo de 2026
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2026 terminó el 3 de mayo de 2026, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA People living in nursing homes or their representatives can now use electronic devices to monitor a resident's room. The law sets rules for getting permission from roommates, notifying the facility, and paying for the equipment. It also includes protections for residents and rules for how visitors must be notified. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
This bill provides for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities. The bill provides that a nursing facility resident or a resident representative, as applicable, 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 notification to the nursing facility; the notification and consent form requirements; the responsibility for costs and installation relating to the electronic monitoring; notice to visitors; prohibited obstruction of electronic monitoring devices; immunity from liability, and licensee discipline; 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.
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Lo que cambia del Código de Iowa (Iowa Code)
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Modifica§633.635
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Tried before
91st General Assembly
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2317 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
- HF 2470 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…90th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- HF 537 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2317 · nearly identicalCleared committee
- SF 2057 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- SF 378 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- HF 2376 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · very similarCleared committee
- HF 268 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…89th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
- HF 2205 Relating to electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, and providing penalties89th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
- SF 2229 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…88th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
Similar bills this General Assembly
- SF 537 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…91st General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
- HF 664 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…91st General Assembly · In committeeSimilar
- SSB 3080 Relating to the requirements for authorized electronic monitoring in nursing facilities, a…91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageSimilar
Matched by wording or an identical title.