Nursing Home Monitoring (H 5251)

In March, the ACLU of RI testified before the House Health, Education and Welfare committee in opposition to legislation allowing for video and audio monitoring of nursing homes, including the bedrooms and bathrooms of residents.  While all facilities should be safe for residents, the ACLU testified that this intrusive monitoring all but eliminated the privacy rights of patients, and left patients with the need to choose between their safety and their privacy instead of finding an appropriate balance between the two.  The legislation died in committee.