Allows nursing home patients to install, operate, and maintain electronic monitoring devices or connected devices in their rooms at their own expense.

This bill amends the public health law to grant nursing home patients the right to install, operate, and maintain electronic monitoring devices or connected devices in their rooms, at their own expense. The term "electronic monitoring device" includes surveillance instruments with fixed position video cameras or audio recording devices, while "connected device" refers to any internet-connected object. The bill authorizes necessary rule or regulation changes to be made before its effective date, which is set to be 90 days after it becomes law.

Allows nursing home patients to install, operate, and maintain electronic monitoring devices or connected devices in their rooms at their own expense.

This bill amends the public health law to grant nursing home patients the right to install, operate, and maintain electronic monitoring devices or connected devices in their rooms, at their own expense. The term "electronic monitoring device" includes surveillance instruments with fixed position video cameras or audio recording devices, while "connected device" refers to any internet-connected object. The bill authorizes necessary rule or regulation changes to be made before its effective date, which is set to be 90 days after it becomes law.