Ohio 136th General Assembly Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

SB 154 — Regards long-term care facility resident’s room monitoring

Last action — Referred to committee

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term care facility.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

141 added · 159 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill SB 154 removed a section that defined the term "designated sponsor" and its associated roles in the context of electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities. Instead, the bill now focuses on clarifying the definitions of "attorney in fact," "guardian," and "long-term care facility." This shift may simplify the legislation and concentrate more on the monitoring policies, which could enhance resident safety and oversight in such care settings. Overall, these amendments emphasize the importance of improving resident rights while streamlining the regulations related to electronic monitoring.

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As Introduced 136th General Assembly Regular Session S.
As Pending in the Senate Health Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub.
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Senators DeMora, Craig, Antonio, Smith A BILL To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 1 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised 2 Code to make changes regarding electronic 3 monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term 4 care facility.
Senators DeMora, Craig, Antonio, Smith To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.63, and 1 3721.65 of the Revised Code to make changes 2 regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's 3 room in a long-term care facility.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
That sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 6 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code be amended to 7 read as follows:
That sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.63, and 5 3721.65 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
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As used in sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of 9 the Revised Code:
As used in sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of 7 the Revised Code:
10 (A) "Attorney in fact" means a person designated as such 11 by a durable power of attorney for health care executed pursuant 12 to sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code.
8 (A) "Attorney in fact" means a person designated as such 9 by a durable power of attorney for health care executed pursuant 10 to sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code.
13 (B) "Designated sponsor" means a sponsor, as defined in 14 section 3721.10 of the Revised Code, that is selected by a 15 resident.
11 (B) "Electronic monitoring device" means a surveillance 12 instrument with a fixed position video camera or an audio 13 recording device, or a combination thereof, that is installed in 14 a resident's room and broadcasts or records activities or sounds 15 occurring in the room.
16 (C) "Electronic monitoring device" means a surveillance 17 S.
16 (C) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 17 of the Revised Code.
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154 Page 2 As Introduced instrument with a fixed position video camera or an audio 18 recording device, or a combination thereof, that is installed in 19 a resident's room and broadcasts or records activities or sounds 20 occurring in the room.
154 Page 2 As Pending in the Senate Health Committee (D) "Long-term care facility" has the same meaning as in 19 section 3721.21 of the Revised Code and also includes a 20 residential care facility as defined in section 3721.01 of the 21 Revised Code.
21 (C) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 22 of the Revised Code.
22 (E) "Resident" means an individual who resides in a long- 23 term care facility.
23 (D) "Long-term care facility" has the same meaning as in 24 section 3721.21 of the Revised Code and also includes a 25 residential care facility as defined in section 3721.01 of the 26 Revised Code.
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27 (E) "Resident" means an individual who resides in a long- 28 term care facility.
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(A) Subject to section 3721.62 of the 30 Revised Code, a resident or a resident's guardian designated 31 sponsor or attorney in fact may authorize the installation and 32 use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in 33 a long-term care facility.
(A) Subject to section 3721.62 of the 25 Revised Code, a resident or a resident's guardian or attorney in 26 fact may authorize the installation and use of an electronic 27 monitoring device in the resident's room in a long-term care 28 facility.
The resident, designated sponsor, or 34 attorney in fact may select the electronic monitoring device.
If a long-term care facility does not provide an 29 electronic monitoring device pursuant to division (D) of this 30 section, the resident, guardian, or attorney in fact may select 31 any electronic monitoring device that is compatible with the 32 internet access infrastructure and security protocols of the 33 facility.
35 (B) The installation and use of an electronic monitoring 36 device may be authorized only if both of the following 37 conditions are met:
34 (B) The installation and use of an electronic monitoring 35 device may be authorized only if both of the following 36 conditions are met:
38 (1) If a long-term care facility has prescribed a form 39 described in section 3721.63 of the Revised Code, the resident 40 or resident's guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact 41 completes the form and submits it to the facility.
37 (1) If a long-term care facility has prescribed a form 38 described in section 3721.63 of the Revised Code, the resident 39 or resident's guardian or attorney in fact completes the form 40 and submits it to the facility.
42 (2) The Subject to division (C) of this section, the cost 43 of the device and the cost of installing, maintaining, and 44 removing the device, other than the cost of electricity for the 45 device, is paid for by the resident or the resident's guardian 46 S.
41 (2) The Subject to division (C) of this section, if a 42 long-term care facility does not provide an electronic 43 monitoring device pursuant to division (D) of this section, the 44 cost of the device and the cost of installing, maintaining, and 45 removing the device, other than the cost of electricity for the 46 device, is paid for by the resident or the resident's guardian 47 Sub.
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154 Page 3 As Introduced designated sponsor or attorney in fact.
154 Page 3 As Pending in the Senate Health Committee or attorney in fact.
47 (C) (C)(1) A long-term care facility may charge a fee for 48 the installation of an electronic monitoring device in a 49 resident's room.
48 (C) (C)(1) Except as provided in division (D) of this 49 section, a long-term care facility may charge a fee for the 50 installation of an electronic monitoring device in a resident's 51 room.
The fee shall not exceed fifty dollars.
The in-room installation fee shall not exceed the cost of 52 the time and materials required for installation.
50 (2) A long-term care facility may charge a fee to provide 51 an internet connection for the installation and use of an 52 electronic monitoring device in a resident's room.
53 (2) A long-term care facility shall provide internet 54 access, to the extent internet access is available to the 55 facility, to a resident who wishes to have electronic 56 monitoring.
The fee shall 53 not exceed two dollars per month.
57 (3) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a 58 long-term care facility may charge a fee to provide an internet 59 connection for the installation and use of an electronic 60 monitoring device in a resident's room that does not exceed the 61 cost of time and materials involved in installing the electronic 62 monitoring device.
54 (D) A resident who has authorized the installation and use 55 of an electronic monitoring device may withdraw that 56 authorization at any time.
A long-term care facility shall not charge a 63 fee to any resident for the installation of the facility's 64 initial internet infrastructure or expansion of the facility's 65 internet infrastructure.
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66 (a) For a resident of a nursing facility as defined in the 67 "Social Security Act," section 1919(a), 42 U.S.C.
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1396r(a) who 68 is a medicaid recipient, the fee shall not exceed ten per cent 69 of the resident's monthly personal needs allowance calculated 70 pursuant to section 5163.33 of the Revised Code.
(A) If a resident wishing to conduct 58 authorized electronic monitoring of the resident's room lives 59 with another resident in a long-term care facility, the consent 60 of the other resident or the other resident's guardian 61 designated sponsor or attorney in fact to the installation and 62 use of an electronic monitoring device in the room is required 63 before any installation or use of such a device may occur.
71 (b) For a resident of a residential care facility as 72 defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code who is enrolled 73 in the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program, 74 the fee shall not exceed ten per cent of the resident's monthly 75 personal needs allowance as established for that component.
If 64 the long-term care facility has prescribed a form described in 65 section 3721.63 of the Revised Code, the other resident or other 66 resident's guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact shall 67 consent by completing the relevant part of the form.
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68 (B)(1) If a resident living in a room with another 69 resident wishes to conduct authorized electronic monitoring of 70 the resident's room, but the other resident or other resident's 71 guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact refuses to 72 consent to the installation and use of an electronic monitoring 73 device, the facility shall make a reasonable attempt to 74 accommodate the resident wishing to conduct authorized 75 S.
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154 Page 4 As Introduced electronic monitoring by moving either resident to another 76 available room with the consent of the resident being moved or 77 resident's guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact.
154 Page 4 As Pending in the Senate Health Committee (D) A long-term care facility may choose to provide an 77 electronic monitoring device to a resident if the resident or 78 the resident's guardian or attorney in fact authorizes the 79 installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the 80 resident's room.
78 (2) In the case of a resident living in a room with 79 another resident, the other resident or other resident's 80 guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact may place 81 conditions on any consent to the installation and use of an 82 electronic monitoring device, including conditions such as 83 pointing the device away from the other resident or limiting or 84 prohibiting the use of certain devices.
81 (1) A long-term care facility that chooses to provide an 82 electronic monitoring device shall respect the resident's, 83 guardian's, or attorney in fact's preference for a fixed 84 position video camera, an audio recording device, or a 85 combination thereof.
If conditions are placed 85 on consent, the device shall be installed and used according to 86 those conditions.
86 (2) A long-term care facility that chooses to provide an 87 electronic monitoring device to a resident shall not charge any 88 fee for the installation and use of the device, including any 89 fee to provide an internet connection for the installation and 90 use of the device in the resident's room.
87 (C) A resident whose consent is required under this 88 section may withdraw that consent at any time.
91 (E) A resident who has authorized the installation and use 92 of an electronic monitoring device may withdraw that 93 authorization at any time.
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A long-term care facility may prescribe a 90 form for use by a resident or resident's guardian designated 91 sponsor or attorney in fact seeking to authorize the 92 installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the 93 resident's room in a long-term care facility.
A long-term care facility may prescribe a 95 form for use by a resident or resident's guardian or attorney in 96 fact seeking to authorize the installation and use of an 97 electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in a long- 98 term care facility.
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If a long-term 94 care facility prescribes a form, it shall, at a minimum, include 95 all of the following:
If a long-term care facility prescribes a 99 form, it shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
96 (A) An explanation of sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of the 97 Revised Code;
100 (A) An explanation of sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of the 101 Revised Code;
98 (B) An acknowledgment that the resident or resident's 99 guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact has consented to 100 the installation and use of the device in the resident's room;
102 (B) An acknowledgment that the resident or resident's 103 guardian or attorney in fact has consented to the installation 104 and use of the device in the resident's room;
101 (C) In the case of a resident who lives in a room with 102 another resident, an acknowledgment that the other resident or 103 other resident's guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact 104 S.
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154 Page 5 As Introduced has consented to the installation and use of the device and a 105 description of any conditions placed on that consent pursuant to 106 division (B)(2) of section 3721.62 of the Revised Code;
154 Page 5 As Pending in the Senate Health Committee (C) In the case of a resident who lives in a room with 106 another resident, an acknowledgment that the other resident or 107 other resident's guardian or attorney in fact has consented to 108 the installation and use of the device and a description of any 109 conditions placed on that consent pursuant to division (B)(2) of 110 section 3721.62 of the Revised Code;
107 (D) A section for providing the facility with information 108 regarding the type, function, and use of the device selected by 109 the resident or the resident's designated sponsor or attorney in 110 fact to be installed and used;
111 (D) A section for providing the facility with information 112 regarding the type, function, and use of the device selected by 113 the resident or the resident's guardian or attorney in fact to 114 be installed and used;
111 (E) A section stating that the facility is released from 112 liability in any civil or criminal action or administrative 113 proceeding for a violation of the resident's right to privacy in 114 connection with using the device.
115 (E) A section stating that the facility is released from 116 liability in any civil or criminal action or administrative 117 proceeding for a violation of the resident's right to privacy in 118 connection with using the device.
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No person or resident long-term care 116 facility shall be denied do either of the following:
No person or resident long-term care 120 facility shall be denied do either of the following:
117 (A) Prohibit the installation and use of an electronic 118 monitoring device that has two-way audio and video communication 119 abilities;
121 (A) Prohibit the installation and use of an electronic 122 monitoring device that has two-way audio and video communication 123 abilities;
120 (B) Deny admission to or discharged discharge from a long- 121 term care facility or otherwise discriminated discriminate or 122 retaliated retaliate against a person or resident because of the 123 decision to authorize the installation and use of an electronic 124 monitoring device in a resident's room in the facility.
124 (B) Deny admission to or discharged discharge from a long- 125 term care facility or otherwise discriminated discriminate or 126 retaliated retaliate against a person or resident because of the 127 decision to authorize the installation and use of an electronic 128 monitoring device in a resident's room in the facility.
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129 Section 2.
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That existing sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 130 3721.63, and 3721.65 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
(A) No person other than the resident or 126 resident's guardian designated sponsor or attorney in fact who 127 authorized the installation and use of an electronic monitoring 128 device in the resident's room in a long-term care facility shall 129 intentionally obstruct, tamper with, or destroy the device or a 130 recording made by the device.
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131 (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no 132 person other than the following shall intentionally view or 133 S.
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154 Page 6 As Introduced listen to the images displayed or sounds recorded by an 134 electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room:
135 (1) The resident;
136 (2) The resident's guardian designated sponsor or attorney 137 in fact;
138 (3) Law enforcement personnel.
139 (C) A resident or resident's guardian designated sponsor 140 or attorney in fact may authorize a person to view or listen to 141 the images displayed or sounds recorded by an electronic 142 monitoring device installed in a resident's room.
143 Section 2.
That existing sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 144 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code are 145 hereby repealed.
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The bill amends existing sections of the Ohio Revised Code to clarify and regulate the installation and use of electronic monitoring devices in long-term care facilities.

  • 3721.65

    discharged discharge from a long-term care facility or otherwise discriminated discriminate or retaliated retaliate against a person or resident because of the decision to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room in the facility. → discharge from a long-term care facility or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against a person or resident because of the decision to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room in the facility.

    This change corrects repeated words to streamline the legal language regarding discrimination and retaliation.

  • 3721.61

    the cost of the device and the cost of installing, maintaining, and removing the device, other than the cost of electricity for the device, is paid for by the resident or the resident's guardian or attorney in fact. → the cost of the device and the costs of installing, maintaining, and removing the device are paid for by the resident or the resident's guardian or attorney in fact.

    This change clarifies that the resident or their representatives are responsible for device costs, removing the reference to electricity.

  • 3721.63

    A long-term care facility may prescribe a form for use by a resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact seeking to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in a long-term care facility. → A long-term care facility may prescribe a form for use by a resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact seeking to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room.

    This amendment shortens the description of the form used for authorization.

  • 3721.60

    as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. → as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, and also includes a residential care facility.

    This addition clarifies that 'long-term care facility' definitions include residential care facilities.

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What does SB 154 do?
To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term care facility.
Who sponsors SB 154?
SB 154 is sponsored by Catherine D. Ingram (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 154?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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