Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.841 — DEFINITIONS

HS § 242.841Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. R. ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF RESIDENT'S ROOM

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In this subchapter:

(1)"Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of an electronic monitoring device in the room of a resident of an institution and making tapes or recordings with the device after making a request to the institution to allow electronic monitoring.

(2)"Electronic monitoring device":

(A)includes:

(i)video surveillance cameras installed in the room of a resident; and

(ii)audio devices installed in the room of a resident designed to acquire communications or other sounds occurring in the room; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.12, eff. January 1, 2019.