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Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring in resident rooms. Permits residents of nursing facilities to have electronic monitoring devices placed in their rooms. The bill defines "electronic monitoring" as the use of a surveillance device with a fixed position video camera or audio recording device, or combination thereof, that is installed in a resident's room and broadcasts or records activities or sounds occurring within the confines of the room. The bill contains several provisions establishing the requirements for the placement and utilization of any such electronic monitoring device in any resident's room, including requirements relating to ensuring that residents or their legal representatives and residents' roommates or their legal representatives consent to the placement and utilization of electronic monitoring devices in their rooms. The bill directs the Virginia Board of Health to promulgate regulations consistent with the bill, and the provisions of the bill become effective when such regulations become effective.
Introduced
Dec 31, 2024
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (Effective - see bill)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB821)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB821ER)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 25107428D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB821)
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Assigned sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB821)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25105237D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB821)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101605D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432)
Christie New Craig