H3634

Residential care security monitoring

Introduced·1/14/25
Introduced Text

South Carolina bill mandates video cameras in resident rooms for remote monitoring by families and legal guardians.

South Carolina H3634 requires skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, community residential care facilities, and assisted living facilities to install audio/video cameras in each resident's room. These cameras must be accessible to families or legal guardians for remote monitoring of resident care. Recordings from these cameras must be secured and only accessible to the resident, their family member, or legal guardian to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
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History

Jan 14, 2025

House

Introduced and read first time

Jan 14, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Dec 12, 2024

House

Prefiled