Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 242.846 — AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: FORM OF REQUEST; CONSENT OF OTHER RESIDENTS IN ROOM
HS § 242.846Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)A resident or the guardian or legal representative of a resident who wishes to conduct authorized electronic monitoring must make the request to the institution on a form prescribed by the department.
(b)The form prescribed by the department must require the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to:
(1)release the institution from any civil liability for a violation of the resident's privacy rights in connection with the use of the electronic monitoring device;
(2)choose, when the electronic monitoring device is a video surveillance camera, whether the camera will always be unobstructed or whether the camera should be obstructed in specified circumstances to protect the dignity of the resident; and
(3)obtain the consent of other residents in the room, using a form prescribed for this purpose by the department, if the resident resides in a multiperson room.
(c)Consent under Subsection (b)(3) may be given only:
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0664, eff. April 2, 2015.