2021 Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3721 | Nursing Homes; Residential Care Facilities
Section 3721.61 | Electronic Monitoring Authorization Form.
Effective: March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 58 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Subject to section 3721.62 of the Revised Code, a resident or a resident's guardian or attorney in fact may authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in a long-term care facility.
(B) The installation and use of an electronic monitoring device may be authorized only if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) If a long-term care facility has prescribed a form described in section 3721.63 of the Revised Code, the resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact completes the form and submits it to the facility.
(2) The cost of the device and the cost of installing, maintaining, and removing the device, other than the cost of electricity for the device, is paid for by the resident or the resident's guardian or attorney in fact.
(C) A resident who has authorized the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device may withdraw that authorization at any time.
Last updated January 14, 2022 at 5:33 PM
