New York S 7190: Establishes the Center for Autoimmune and Blood Disorder Research

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S07190 Summary:

BILL NOS07190 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01967-B

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRMAYER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4660 & 2803-c, Pub Health L

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Relates to the use of electronic monitoring devices to monitor residents in assisted living residences and patients in nursing homes; requires consent from roommates to such electronic monitoring.

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BILL NOS07190 

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04/03/2025REFERRED TO AGING

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7190

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the use of elec-
 tronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents in assisted living
 residences and patients in nursing homes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (o) and (p) of subdivision 3 of section 4660 of
 2 the public health law, as added by chapter 2 of the laws of 2004, are
 3 amended and a new paragraph (q) is added to read as follows:
 4 (o) every resident shall have the right to receive visits from family
 5 members and other adults of the resident's choosing without interference
 6 from the assisted living residence; [and]
 7 (p) every resident shall have the right to written notice of any fee
 8 increase not less than forty-five days prior to the proposed effective
 9 date of the fee increase, provided however providing additional services
 10 to a resident shall not be considered a fee increase pursuant to this
 11 paragraph[.]; and
 12 (q) (i) every resident, or in the case of a resident who lacks capaci-
 13 ty, such resident's lawful representative, may install, operate, and
 14 maintain an electronic monitoring device in such resident's room at
 15 their own expense, provided, however, that:
 16 (A) such electronic monitoring device which captures picture or video
 17 shall only capture picture or video of such resident's personal space;
 18 (B) any roommate of such resident or the roommate's lawful represen-
 19 tative shall have provided written consent for the use and installation
 20 of such electronic monitoring device. If no such consent is received, no
 21 electronic monitoring device may be used or installed; and
 22 (C) if the electronic monitoring device captures audio, that any room-
 23 mate of the resident, or such roommate's lawful representative, shall
 24 have provided written consent for the use and installation of such audio

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04745-04-5

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 1 capturing electronic monitoring device. Audio capture shall also require
 2 posting of a notice in a conspicuous place advising individuals entering
 3 the room that audio is being captured.
 4 (ii) for the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms shall
 5 have the following meanings:
 6 (A) "electronic monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument
 7 with a video camera or an audio recording device, or a combination ther-
 8 eof, which is installed in a resident's room and transmits to a specific
 9 recipient or records activity or sounds occurring in the room; and
 10 (B) "resident's personal space" means the space in the resident's room
 11 including and immediately surrounding the resident's bed, furniture,
 12 equipment, the resident's effects and possessions, and shall not include
 13 the personal space of a roommate resident or shared bathing or toilet
 14 area.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is
 16 amended by adding a new paragraph s to read as follows:
 17 s. (i) Every patient in a nursing home, or in the case of a patient
 18 who lacks capacity to consent, the patient's lawful representative, may
 19 install, operate and maintain an electronic monitoring device in the
 20 patient's room, at their own expense, provided that