Assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions must tell the department whether they allow residents to install monitoring devices in their rooms, use monitoring devices in common spaces, or use technology that tracks who enters residents' rooms, and the department must post this information on its public website.
Official title: electronic monitoring; long-term care
- September 12, 2026
- On or before December 1, 2026: Deadline for existing assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions to make the first disclosure
- On initial licensure: Disclosure by assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions
What changes
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NowEach assisted living facility and nursing care institution must disclose to the department, in a department-approved format, by December 1, 2026 or on initial licensure, whether it allows residents to install an electronic monitoring device (such as a camera or audio recorder) in the resident's room or personal space.
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NowThe same disclosure must say whether the facility uses electronic monitoring devices in its common spaces.
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NowThe disclosure must also say whether the facility uses a technology solution that lets it monitor and identify who enters and exits a resident's room and that person's movement or activity while in the room.
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NowA licensee for an assisted living facility or nursing care institution must ensure the department is notified, in a department-approved format, of any changes to these practices.
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NowThe department must make the information it receives available on its public website.
Who it affects
- Residents of assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions and their families or representatives
- Assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions and their licensees
- The department that licenses these facilities
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- Any penalty for a facility that does not make the disclosure or report changes
- A deadline for notifying the department of changes
- Whether facilities must allow residents to install monitoring devices
- Rules for consent, privacy of roommates, or who may view recordings
- When the department must post the information on its website
- What the department-approved format will be
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.