HB5610

Authorizing Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities

Introduced·2/16/26
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West Virginia HB5610 allows family members to install monitoring devices in long-term care facilities to check on elderly or disabled relatives.

West Virginia HB5610, also known as the Granting Relatives Access to Monitor Act (the GRAM'S Act), authorizes family members to install monitoring devices in long-term care facilities to check on elderly or disabled relatives. The bill requires the consent of other residents or their guardians if the monitored room is shared. It establishes conditions for the use of these devices, including the requirement that the resident or their guardian pay for the device and its installation.

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Health & Human Resources Committee
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History

Feb 16

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 16

House

To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

Feb 16

House

Introduced in House