26RS HB 491

House Bill 491

Actions

Last Action	01/27/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1843
Sponsor	DJ Johnson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; permit a resident of a long-term care facility to install an electronic monitoring device; require a resident to give consent to install an electronic monitoring device; establish the actions that a resident and a facility may take if consent is granted or if consent is not granted; require the cabinet to create a form to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device and set requirements; establish installation, use, and retention requirements for devices and recordings; require a long-term care facility to post a notice that an electronic monitoring device is used in a room; prohibit a resident from being discriminated or retaliated against because of the decision to authorize and use an electronic monitoring device; establish guidelines on who can view or listen to the images displaced by the monitoring device; prohibit unauthorized individuals from destroying the device or recordings; establish limits on liability and liability defenses; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations; exempt specific provisions if a monitoring device is installed by a law enforcement agency; establish penalties.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device Crimes And Punishments - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, violation Dementia - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, attorney-in-fact, consent Guardians - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, consent Health And Medical Services - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, installation Mental Disability - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, attorney-in-fact, consent Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, installation Technology - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, installation Corrections Impact - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, consent Local Mandate - Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, consent