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Nursing Home Camera Laws: Granny Cam Rules by State (2027)

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Nursing Home Camera Laws: Granny Cam Rules by State (2027)

Yes, in many states you can put a camera in a nursing-home resident's room: as of November 6, 2026, 17 states have a statute giving nursing-home (or assisted-living) residents a right to room monitoring, and Washington addresses resident-requested monitoring by regulation, while in most other states the facility's own policy and general privacy and wiretap laws decide.

Key Takeaways

117 states have a statute giving nursing-home or assisted-living residents a right to room monitoring: Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.
2Washington addresses room monitoring by agency regulation, not statute. Its nursing-home rule allows monitoring only at the resident's request, after the resident identifies a threat to health, safety or property, for an agreed period reviewed at least quarterly.
3The other 33 states have no statute giving residents a right to a room camera. Washington acts by regulation, Arizona requires facilities to disclose their camera policy, and in most of the rest the facility's policy controls, along with general privacy and wiretap laws.
4No federal nursing-home regulation addresses resident-installed cameras; the federal resident-rights rule (42 CFR 483.10) protects privacy but does not mention cameras.
5Roommate consent is the most common condition: in a shared room, monitoring laws generally require each roommate's written consent.
6Audio is treated more strictly than video. South Dakota makes placing or operating an audio monitoring device in a resident's room a misdemeanor, Virginia allows only video monitoring when a resident has a roommate, and Illinois's act does not allow nonconsensual interception of private communications.
7Many monitoring laws require a sign at the facility entrance or the resident's room door, and the resident usually pays for the equipment.
8Utah's statute covers only assisted living facilities and secure memory care units, and Virginia's statute takes effect with the Board of Health's regulations, which already require facilities to allow monitoring.
9Illinois extends its monitoring law to assisted living establishments on January 1, 2027.
10Arizona's 2026 law requires facilities to tell the state whether they allow resident cameras; it does not give residents a right to install one.

These laws are often called "granny cam" laws. They share a common structure: the resident or a legal representative asks for the camera, a roommate in a shared room has to agree, the family usually pays for the equipment, and the facility or the family posts a sign. The details vary by state, so the state-by-state nursing home camera laws guide is the place to check your state's rules.

Jurisdiction scope: This page gives the national picture for cameras in nursing-home and assisted-living rooms, the federal rules that apply everywhere and the 2026-2027 changes. It is general legal information, not legal advice. Each state's statute or regulation sets its own consent, notice and cost rules, and facility policies and contracts can add more; see the nursing home camera laws guide for every state, and the surveillance camera laws by state guide for camera law outside care facilities.

Are Cameras Allowed in Nursing Homes?

In 17 states, a statute gives a resident, or the resident's representative, the right to monitor the resident's own room. Washington addresses monitoring through agency regulations, with conditions that differ by setting. Maryland and Wisconsin have agency guidance rather than a binding rule.

17 states give nursing-home or assisted-living residents a statutory right to room monitoring; in most other states facility policy decides, and roommates generally must consent in writing. — Consent, audio, sign and cost rules differ by state, and audio is treated more strictly than video; check your own state's rules.

Where the right comes from	States
Statute (17 states)	Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming
Regulation	Washington (conditions differ for nursing homes and assisted living)
Neither of the above	The remaining states, including Maryland and Wisconsin, which have agency guidance; for Oregon, see below

Washington's rules differ by setting. In assisted living, WAC 388-78A-2690 allows monitoring of a resident's apartment or sleeping area when the resident or representative requests and consents to it, and bars a facility from refusing to admit or discharging a resident because of a request for authorized monitoring. In nursing homes, WAC 388-97-0400 lets the nursing home use audio or video monitoring only in the sleeping room of a resident who asked for it, and only after the resident has identified a threat to the resident's health, safety or personal property, any roommate has consented in writing, and the resident and the home have agreed in writing on a specific duration. The home must reevaluate the need with the resident at least quarterly.

Oregon has no statute giving residents a right to a room camera. A 2026 law, SB 1532 (Oregon Laws 2026, chapter 28, section 2), directs the Department of Human Services to adopt by rule a model consent form for the use of a video camera or other electronic monitoring device in a resident's room at a residential care facility, including assisted living and memory care. For Oregon, see the Oregon nursing home camera laws page.

Two caveats go with the statute list. Utah's statute, Utah Code 26B-2-236, applies to assisted living facilities and secure memory care units, not to every nursing-home room. Virginia's statute, Virginia Code 32.1-138.5:1 (Acts 2025, chapter 432), takes effect with the Board of Health's implementing regulations, but Virginia nursing facilities must already allow resident room monitoring under the regulation, 12VAC5-371-191.

Several states are often listed as having a camera law when they do not. Arizona's 2026 law (A.R.S. 36-420.06) requires facilities to disclose to the state health department whether they allow resident monitoring devices; it creates no right to install one. Bills in New Jersey (A805), Michigan (SB 412), North Carolina (H591), Pennsylvania (HB 1350) and Kentucky (HB 491) are bills, not law, and Oregon's SB 134 (2025) did not pass.

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The Federal Rules: 42 CFR 483.10 and CMS Guidance on Staff Recordings

No federal nursing-home regulation addresses resident-installed cameras. The federal resident-rights regulation, 42 CFR 483.10, says "The facility must respect the residents right to personal privacy, including the right to privacy in his or her oral (that is, spoken), written, and electronic communications," and defines personal privacy to include accommodations, medical treatment, personal care, visits and meetings. It does not mention cameras.

The nearest federal guidance concerns staff, not families. A 2016 CMS survey-and-certification memo (S&C 16-33-NH) addressed photographs and recordings of residents by nursing home staff and said "Taking photographs or recordings of a resident and/or his/her private space without the resident's, or designated representative's, written consent, is a violation of the resident's right to privacy and confidentiality."

How Nursing-Home Room Monitoring Works

The monitoring laws follow a similar pattern, though each state's terms differ. Virginia's regulation, 12VAC5-371-191, shows the typical pieces:

The right: "A nursing facility shall allow electronic monitoring of a resident of a nursing facility if the electronic monitoring is conducted in accordance with this section." The facility may not refuse admission or discharge a resident because of a request for authorized monitoring.
Consent: the resident or legal representative gives informed consent, and each roommate must consent in writing.
Roommates and audio: "If a resident resides with roommates, only video electronic monitoring shall be permitted."
Sign: the facility "shall conspicuously post and maintain a notice at the entrance to the resident's room stating that an electronic monitoring device is in operation."
Costs: the resident pays for buying and installing the device (not electricity). A facility that offers facility-managed monitoring may charge a one-time fee of up to $150 and a security deposit of up to $250, and a facility may charge a monthly fee of up to $10.

Other states use the same building blocks with different details. New Mexico's Patient Care Monitoring Act requires that the facility be given notice, that video recordings carry the date and time, that the patient pay for the device and its installation, and that each patient sharing the room give written consent (NMSA 24-26-3(A)).

Wyoming bars a facility from refusing to admit, removing or retaliating against a resident who requests, uses or declines to consent to monitoring (W.S. 35-2-1306(a)), and puts the costs on the resident. Kansas requires a roommate's consent on a form prescribed by the state and lets the adult care home require that monitoring be done in plain view (K.S.A. 39-981).

Roommates, Audio and Privacy

A shared room is where most disputes arise. Monitoring laws generally require each roommate's written consent, and some limit what the camera may capture: North Dakota's statute requires that the device record only the area occupied by the resident, not the roommate's area (N.D.C.C. 50-10.2-02.1). Nevada lets a patient or representative request a device but requires the roommate's written consent and a waiver and release, and a withdrawn consent means the device must be removed within 24 hours (NRS 449A.182).

Audio raises separate legal questions. Illinois's act says "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the use of an electronic monitoring device to take still photographs or for the nonconsensual interception of private communications" (210 ILCS 32/10(b)), and Virginia allows only video when a resident has a roommate. South Dakota goes further: its monitoring law covers video only, and any person who places or operates an audio monitoring device in a resident's room is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor (SDCL 34-12I-8). In a state with no monitoring law, recording conversations that no participant agreed to can violate the federal Wiretap Act and state eavesdropping laws, in one-party and all-party states alike.

Signs and Notice

Many monitoring laws require a posted sign so visitors and staff know a room may be recorded. Missouri requires a notice at the facility entrance "that the rooms of some residents may be monitored electronically by, or on behalf of, the residents and that the monitoring is not necessarily open and obvious" (RSMo 198.628). Rhode Island prescribes the wording for signs at facility entrances and at the monitored room (R.I. Gen. Laws 23-17.29-8), and Wyoming requires signs at or near main entrances and at each monitored room (W.S. 35-2-1304).

Connecticut's nursing-home statute, 19a-550b, requires a signed written notice to the facility, with a copy of any roommate's written consent, at least seven days before the technology is installed or used. The security camera sign laws by state page lists the states with a care-facility sign rule.

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If Your State Has No Nursing-Home Camera Law

In states with neither a monitoring statute nor a regulation, no state or federal rule gives a resident a right to a camera in the room, and the facility's policy decides whether one is allowed. Ask for that policy in writing before installing anything, and check the admission agreement, which may address cameras.

General law still applies. A camera that records sound brings in federal and state wiretap and eavesdropping laws, and a camera that captures a roommate or another resident undressing can raise state hidden-camera and voyeurism laws. The lower-risk setup is a video-only camera aimed only at the resident, installed with the resident's or representative's consent and the facility's written permission. The US recording laws by state guide covers each state's audio consent rule.

Using Camera Footage in an Abuse or Neglect Report

Footage that appears to show abuse or neglect can support a report to the state's long-term care ombudsman, adult protective services or the agency that licenses the facility. It can also support a civil claim, though footage alone does not establish one; it is usually weighed with medical, care-plan and staffing records. Keep the original recording, note the date and time, and avoid editing it.

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What Changes in Nursing-Home Camera Law in 2027

As of November 6, 2026, these dated changes affect nursing-home and assisted-living cameras:

Arizona, December 1, 2026: under A.R.S. 36-420.06 (Laws 2026, ch. 183, SB 1564), assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions must first disclose to the Arizona Department of Health Services whether residents may install a monitoring device in their room. This is a disclosure duty, not a resident right.
Illinois, January 1, 2027: Public Act 104-494 (HB 4517) extends the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act, 210 ILCS 32, to assisted living establishments.
Virginia (date set by regulation): Virginia Code 32.1-138.5:1 takes effect when the Board of Health's implementing regulations take effect; the regulation 12VAC5-371-191 was last amended effective November 19, 2025. Virginia's assisted-living counterpart, 63.2-1808.2 (Acts 2026, ch. 496), also has a contingent effective date.

Recent changes already in force:

Connecticut, October 1, 2026: Public Act 26-28 gives residents of residential care homes a right to use virtual monitoring technology of their choice, at their own expense. Conditions include a notice on the room door, advance notice to and written consent from every roommate, and a signed written notice to the home at least seven days before the technology is installed or used.
Nevada: 2025's AB 368 amended NRS 449A.170 to 449A.192, and NRS 449A.182 now applies to a patient in a "covered facility."
Rhode Island, January 30, 2025: the sign rules in R.I. Gen. Laws 23-17.29-8, part of the chapter on electronic monitoring in nursing and assisted living facilities, took effect under P.L. 2024, ch. 130.

Where to Get Help

Each state has a long-term care ombudsman program that helps residents and families with facility disputes, including camera requests. If you suspect abuse, report it to adult protective services or the state agency that licenses the facility, and call 911 in an emergency. For advice on a specific situation, your state bar's lawyer referral service can connect you with a lawyer who handles elder law or nursing-home cases.

Surveillance Camera Laws by State covers the general legal framework for security cameras, hidden cameras, and audio consent that applies outside a nursing home setting.
Nanny Cam Laws covers the closely related question of recording a caregiver inside a private home.
Landlord Security Camera Laws covers what cameras a landlord may install in a shared or rented living space, a useful comparison for a facility's common-area cameras.
Workplace Surveillance Camera Laws covers when a facility can record its own staff.
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect covers how an abuse or neglect claim works once evidence, including camera footage, is in hand.
US Recording Laws by State covers the general one-party and all-party consent framework that applies in the states without a nursing-home-specific camera statute.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are cameras allowed in nursing homes?

In 17 states a statute gives residents a right to monitor their own room, and Washington addresses it by regulation, with conditions. In states with neither, the facility's policy decides, along with general privacy and wiretap laws.

Which states have granny cam laws?

Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming have statutes. Washington acts by regulation.

Is there a federal law on nursing home cameras?

No federal nursing-home regulation addresses resident-installed cameras. The federal resident-rights rule, 42 CFR 483.10, protects resident privacy but does not mention cameras.

Do I need my parent's roommate's permission for a camera?

In states with a monitoring law, generally yes: the laws usually require each roommate's written consent. Some states also limit what the camera may capture, such as North Dakota's rule that it record only the resident's area.

Can a nursing home camera record audio?

It depends on the state law and who is present. South Dakota makes an audio monitoring device in a resident's room a Class 1 misdemeanor, Virginia allows only video when a resident has a roommate, Illinois's act does not allow nonconsensual interception of private communications, and recording conversations no participant consented to can violate federal and state wiretap laws.

Can a nursing home refuse a camera?

In the 17 statute states, the facility generally must allow monitoring that follows the law's conditions; Virginia and Wyoming, for example, bar refusing admission or discharging a resident over it. Washington's assisted-living rule also bars refusing admission or discharge over a monitoring request, while its nursing-home rule allows monitoring only for a resident-identified threat and an agreed period. In states without such a law, the facility's policy controls.

Who pays for a nursing home camera?

Usually the resident or family. New Mexico and Wyoming put device costs on the resident, and Virginia caps facility fees: up to $10 a month, plus up to $150 one-time and a $250 deposit where the facility manages the monitoring.

Does a nursing home have to post a sign about cameras?

Many monitoring laws require one. Missouri requires an entrance notice that some rooms may be monitored, and Virginia requires a notice at the entrance to the monitored room.

Does Arizona have a nursing home camera law?

Not one that gives residents a right to a camera. Arizona's 2026 law, A.R.S. 36-420.06, requires facilities to disclose to the state health department whether they allow resident monitoring devices, with first disclosures due December 1, 2026.

Does Illinois allow cameras in assisted living?

Starting January 1, 2027. Public Act 104-494 extends Illinois's Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act to assisted living establishments.

Updates

November 6, 2026

Corrected the national count to 17 states by statute plus Washington by regulation, removed the duplicated state table in favor of the state-by-state guide, fixed the Connecticut seven-day notice attribution, added the federal rules, Virginia's live regulation, Illinois's January 2027 assisted-living extension and the 2027 outlook.

November 6, 2026

Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes

August 31, 2026

Corrected the Oklahoma citation to its current 2020 renumbering, replaced an inaccurate claim that Nevada's law is unlike every other state's, filled in the Nevada and North Dakota roommate-consent and notice rules from their statutes, and extended the Louisiana citation range to cover the signage and penalty provisions.

August 14, 2026

Added Oregon's temporary assisted-living monitoring rule (OAR 411-054-0025(10), effective Aug 10 2026, expires Feb 5 2027) and clarified that Washington's rule is a regulation rather than a statute

August 14, 2026

Corrected the enacted-statute state list: removed Michigan (the cited MCL 333.21788/2022 PA 187 was fabricated; Michigan has no enacted statute, only a pending bill, SB 412), reclassified Virginia from regulation-only to its actual statute (Va. Code § 32.1-138.5:1), and added Wyoming (Wyo. Stat. §§ 35-2-1301 to 35-2-1308), which the list had omitted.

The Law Behind This Article

This article rests on the statutory provisions below, held in our own legal record and retrieved from the official source. Tap a section to read the operative text.

Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 144: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

§ 144.6502ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN CERTAIN FACILITIESIn forcecited in 3 of our articles

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. (c) "Department" means the Department of Health. (d) "Electronic monitoring" means the placement and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room or private living unit in accordance with this section. (e) "Electronic monitoring device" means a camera or other device that captures, records, or broadcasts audio, video, or both, that is placed in a resident's room or private living unit and is used to monitor the resident or activities in the room or private living unit. (f) "Facility" means a facility that is: (1) licensed as a nursing home under chapter 144A; (2) licensed as a boarding care home under sections 144.50 to 144.56; (3) until August 1, 2021, a housing with services establishment registered under chapter 144D that is either subject to chapter 144G or has a disclosed special unit under section 325F.72; or (4) on or after August 1, 2021, an assisted living facility. (g) "Resident" means a person 18 years of age or older residing in a facility.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mn.gov

Also relied on in: Minnesota Nursing Home Camera Laws: Electronic Monitoring Under Minn. Stat. § 144.6502, Minnesota Surveillance Camera Laws: Video and Audio (2027)

Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 210, Act 32 (Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act)

§ 10Authorized electronic monitoringIn forcecited in 2 of our articles

(a) A resident shall be permitted to conduct authorized electronic monitoring of the resident's room through the use of electronic monitoring devices placed in the room pursuant to this Act. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the use of an electronic monitoring device to take still photographs or for the nonconsensual interception of private communications. (c) A facility that houses dementia residents may allow electronic monitoring devices only in rooms: (1) that are located in a building that is entirely dedicated to dementia care; or (2) that are located in a building wing that is solely dedicated to dementia care.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ilga.gov

Also relied on in: Illinois Nursing Home Camera Laws: 210 ILCS 32 and the 2027 Assisted Living Expansion

§ 5DefinitionsIn force

As used in this Act: "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement and use of an electronic monitoring device by a resident in his or her room in accordance with this Act. "Department" means the Department of Public Health. "Electronic monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument with a fixed position video camera or an audio recording device, or a combination thereof, that is installed in a resident's room under the provisions of this Act and broadcasts or records activity or sounds occurring in the room. "Facility" means an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act that has 30 beds or more, a facility licensed under the MC/DD Act, a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, or a facility that provides housing to individuals with dementia, as defined in Section 3 of the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act. "Resident" means a person residing in a facility.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ilga.gov

Code of Virginia, Title 32.1: Health

§ 32.1-138.5:1(Effective pursuant to Acts 2025, c. 432, cl. 2) Electronic monitoring in resident roomsIn forcecited in 3 of our articles

A. As used in this section: "Electronic monitoring" means the use of a surveillance device with a fixed position video camera or audio recording device, or a combination thereof, that is installed in a resident's room and broadcasts or records activities or sounds occurring within the confines of the room. Electronic monitoring shall not include use of a device that enables audio communication into the resident's room from another source. "Family member" means the resident's spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, grandparent, or grandchild. "Legal representative" means a person legally responsible for representing or standing in the place of the resident for the conduct of his affairs. This may include a guardian, conservator, attorney-in-fact under durable power of attorney, trustee, or other person expressly named by a court of competent jurisdiction or the resident as his agency in a legal document that specifies the scope of the representative's authority to act. A legal representative may only represent or stand in the place of a resident for the function for which he has legal authority to act. B.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at law.lis.virginia.gov

Also relied on in: Nursing Home Camera Laws by State, Virginia Nursing Home Camera Laws: Electronic Monitoring Rights

Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 39: DEPENDENT PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; SOCIAL WELFARE

§ 39-981Authorized electronic monitoring; reasonable accommodations; notice; consent; use as evidence; prohibitions.In forcecited in 3 of our articles

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Adult care home" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto; (2) "authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of one or more electronic monitoring devices in the room of an adult care home resident and making recordings with such devices after notifying the adult care home of the resident's intent to conduct electronic monitoring; (3) "electronic monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument used to broadcast or record activity or sound occurring in a room, including a video surveillance camera or an audio device designed to acquire communications or other sounds occurring in the room, but not to intercept wire or electronic communications; and (4) "resident's room" means a room in an adult care home that is used as a resident's private living quarters. (b) A resident shall be permitted to conduct authorized electronic monitoring in the resident's room subject to the requirements of this section. (c) An adult care home shall not discharge or refuse to admit a resident or person or otherwise retaliate against a resident or person based on conducting or consenting to authorized electronic monitoring.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at ksrevisor.gov

Also relied on in: Kansas Nursing Home Camera Laws: Authorized Electronic Monitoring Under K.S.A. 39-981

Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XII (PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE), Chapter 198

§ 198.610Citation of law — definitions.In forcecited in 3 of our articles

1. The provisions of sections 198.610 to 198.632 shall be known and may be cited as the "Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act". 2. For purposes of sections 198.610 to 198.632, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Authorized electronic monitoring", the placement and use of an electronic monitoring device by a resident in his or her room in accordance with the provisions of sections 198.610 to 198.632; (2) "Department", the department of health and senior services; (3) "Electronic monitoring device", a surveillance instrument capable of recording or transmitting audio or video footage of any activity occurring in a resident's room; (4) "Facility" or "long-term care facility", any residential care facility, assisted living facility, intermediate care facility, or skilled nursing facility, as such terms are defined under section 198.006; (5) "Guardian", the same meaning as defined under section 475.010; (6) "Legal representative", a person authorized under a durable power of attorney that complies with sections 404.700 to 404.737 to act on behalf of a resident of a facility; (7) "Resident", a person residing in a facility.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at revisor.mo.gov

Also relied on in: Missouri Nursing Home Camera Laws: RSMo §§ 198.610-198.632 Electronic Monitoring, Missouri Surveillance Camera Laws: Video and Audio (2027)

Utah Code, Title 26B: Utah Health and Human Services Code

§ 26B-2-236Monitoring device -- Installation, notice, and consent -- Admission and discharge -- Liability.In forcecited in 3 of our articles

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Facility" means: (i) an assisted living facility; or (ii) a secure memory care unit inside of: (A) a nursing care facility; or (B) any other medical or mental health facility. (b) "Legal representative" means an individual who is legally authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of another individual. (c) (i) "Monitoring device" means: (A) a video surveillance camera; or (B) a microphone or other device that captures audio. (ii) "Monitoring device" does not include: (A) a device that is specifically intended to intercept wire, electronic, or oral communication without notice to or the consent of a party to the communication; or (B) a device that is connected to the Internet or that is set up to transmit data via an electronic communication. (d) "Resident" means an individual who receives health care from a facility. (e) "Room" means a resident's private or shared primary living space. (f) "Roommate" means an individual sharing a room with a resident.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at le.utah.gov

Also relied on in: Utah Nursing Home Camera Laws: Monitoring Device Rights

Oklahoma Statutes, Title 63: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

§ 1-1956.1DefinitionsIn forcecited in 3 of our articles

As used in Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title: 1. "Assisted living center" shall have the same meaning as provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title; 2. "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of electronic monitoring devices in the common areas or room of a resident of a nursing facility, assisted living center or continuum of care facility and the tapes or recordings from such devices pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title; 3. "Authorized electronic monitoring devices" means: a. video surveillance cameras installed in the common areas or resident's room under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title, or b. audio devices installed in the room of a resident under the provisions of Section 1-1953.1 et seq. of this title that are designed to acquire communications or other sounds occurring in the room; 4. "Continuum of care facility" shall have the same meaning as provided by Section 1-890.2 of this title; 5. "Nursing facility" means the term as defined in Section 1- 1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 6.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at oklegislature.gov

Also relied on in: Oklahoma Nursing Home Camera Laws: 63 O.S. § 1-1956.1 Electronic Monitoring

Connecticut General Statutes, Title 19a (Public Health and Well-Being), Chapter 368v

§ 19a-550bNursing home resident rights to technology of their choice. Requirements for virtual visitation, virtual monitoring.In forcecited in 3 of our articles

(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490; (2) “Resident” means a resident of a nursing home facility; (3) “Resident representative” means (A) a court-appointed conservator of the person or guardian, (B) a health care representative appointed pursuant to section 19a-575a, or (C) if there is no court-appointed conservator of the person or guardian, or health care representative, a person who is (i) designated in a written document signed by the resident and included in the resident's records on file with the facility, or (ii) if there is no such written document, a person who is a legally liable relative or other responsible party, provided such person is not an employer or contractor of the facility; (4) “Technology” means a device capable of remote audio or video communications that may include recording capabilities; (5) “Virtual monitoring” means remote monitoring of a resident by a third party via technology owned and operated by the resident in the resident's room or living quarters; and (6) “Virtual visitation” means remote visitation between a resident and family members or other persons with…

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-08-31 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at cga.ct.gov

Also relied on in: Connecticut Nursing Home Camera Laws: Virtual Monitoring Rights

Louisiana Revised Statutes

§ 40:1193.5Consent; waiverIn force

A. Consent to the authorization for installation and use of a monitoring device may be given only by the resident or his legal representative. B. Consent to the authorization for installation and use of a monitoring device shall include a release of liability for the nursing home for a violation of the resident's right to privacy insofar as the use of the monitoring device is concerned. C. A resident or his legal representative may reverse a choice to have or not have a monitoring device installed and used at any time after notice of such reversal has been made to the nursing home, and to the ombudsman, upon a form prescribed by the department.

Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legis.la.gov

§ 40:1193.9Public notice; signage of electronic monitoring deviceIn forcecited in 2 of our articles

A. If a resident of a nursing facility conducts electronic monitoring, a sign shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the main entrance of the nursing facility building to alert and inform visitors. The sign shall be in a large, clearly legible type and font and bear the words "Electronic Monitoring" and shall further state in equally legible type and font "The rooms of some residents may be equipped with electronic monitoring devices installed by or on behalf of the resident." B. A sign shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the entrance of a resident's room where authorized electronic monitoring is being conducted. The sign shall be in large, clearly legible type and font and bear the words "This room is electronically monitored." C. The nursing facility shall be responsible for reasonable costs of installation and maintenance of the sign required by Subsection A of this Section. The resident or his legal representative shall be responsible for installing and maintaining the sign required pursuant to Subsection B of this Section, which shall also be in accordance with the written policy of the nursing facility.