States

These are the states in which individuals are authorized to install monitoring/recording devices in their assisted living facilities. The specific details are included below and linked in the table.

• Arizona - Legislation allows for electronic monitoring in common areas with certain conditions

• California - Residents have the right to use electronic monitoring with consent and notice to the family

• Connecticut ✅ -

• Kansas ✅ (HB 2232) - Has the "Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act" which permits residents to install monitoring devices in rooms under certain conditions.

• Louisiana ✅ - Allows for the installation and use of monitoring devices in nursing home rooms with consent

• Michigan - Request permission from facility

• Minnesota ✅ Give written consent (see links to consent forms below). If they have a roommate, get written consent from the roommate or the roommate’s representative (see links to consent forms below).

• Missouri ✅ - allows residents to use monitoring devices in their rooms. requires consent from roommates and releases facilities from liability for privacy violations or HIPAA breaches due to device use

• Nevada - Authorized by request

• North Dakota - State law clarifies that residents and their legally authorized representatives can place and use authorized electronic monitoring devices in their rooms

• Oklahoma - Residents or their representatives can monitor their rooms using electronic devices with consent from roommates.

• Ohio - Esther's Law in Ohio requires facilities to make reasonable accommodations and prohibits retaliation against residents who choose to install these devices

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