Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB576 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0576
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 576
8	8	J3, O2 5lr2637
9	9	CF SB 465
10	10	By: The Speaker (By Request – Office of the Attorney General)
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Health Care Facilities – Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs – Video 2
19	19	Recordings 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to install, 4
22	22	operate, and maintain video surveillance equipment in the common areas of the 5
23	23	facilities to detect the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents; requiring nursing 6
24	24	homes and assisted living programs to make available certain recorded video data to 7
25	25	law enforcement and State personnel under certain circumstances; and generally 8
26	26	relating to nursing homes and assisted living programs. 9
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28	28	BY adding to 10
29	29	Article – Health – General 11
30	30	Section 19–1410.4 and 19–1815 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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37	37	Article – Health – General 17
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39	39	19–1410.4. 18
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41	41	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 19
42	42	INDICATED. 20
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44	44	(2) (I) “COMMON AREA ” MEANS A PLACE OF SHARED ACCESS 21
45	45	AVAILABLE TO RESIDEN TS WHERE THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATI ON OF 22
46	46	PRIVACY. 23
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 576
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50	50	(II) “COMMON AREA ” INCLUDES: 1
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52	52	1. A DINING AREA; 2
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54	54	2. A MEETING ROOM ; 3
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56	56	3. A HALLWAY; 4
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58	58	4. A FACILITY ENTRANCE; 5
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60	60	5. AN ACTIVITY ROOM; AND 6
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62	62	6. A LIVING ROOM. 7
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64	64	(3) (I) “PRIVATE SPACE ” MEANS A PLACE WITHIN A NURSING 8
65	65	HOME IN WHICH A RESI DENT HAS A REASONABL E EXPECTATION OF PRI VACY. 9
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67	67	(II) “PRIVATE SPACE” INCLUDES: 10
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69	69	1. A BEDROOM; 11
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71	71	2. A BATHROOM; 12
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73	73	3. A PLACE WHERE A RESIDE NT RECEIVES MEDICAL 13
74	74	CARE OR NURSING SERV ICES; AND 14
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76	76	4. A PLACE WHERE A RESIDE NT MEETS PRIVATELY W ITH 15
77	77	VISITORS. 16
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79	79	(B) A NURSING HOME LICENSE D UNDER THIS SUBTITL E SHALL INSTALL , 17
80	80	OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN VIDEO S URVEILLAN CE EQUIPMENT IN THE COMMON 18
81	81	AREAS OF THE FACILIT Y FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETECTING THE ABUSE , NEGLECT, 19
82	82	OR EXPLOITATION OF R ESIDENTS. 20
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84	84	(C) A NURSING HOME SHALL E NSURE THAT THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 21
85	85	MAINTAINED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION: 22
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87	87	(1) IS CONTINUOUS AND WITHOUT INTE RRUPTION; 23
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89	89	(2) DOES NOT CAPTURE IMAG ES WITHIN A PRIVATE SPACE; AND 24
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91	91	(3) COMPLIES WITH THE FED ERAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 25
92	92	PRIVACY ACT OF 1986 AND THE MARYLAND WIRETAP ACT. 26 HOUSE BILL 576 3
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96	96	(D) (1) A NURSING HOME SHALL S TORE RECORDED VIDEO MAINTAINED 1
97	97	IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTIONS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION: 2
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99	99	(I) FOR A PERIOD OF 120 DAYS AFTER THE DAY ON WHI CH THE 3
100	100	VIDEO WAS RECORDED ; AND 4
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102	102	(II) IN A COMMON AND ACCES SIBLE FORMAT. 5
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104	104	(2) ON REQUEST, A NURSING HOME SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ANY 6
105	105	RECORDED VIDEO DATA STORED BY THE NURSING HOME TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 7
106	106	AND STATE PERSONNEL THAT IS NECESSARY IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING 8
107	107	THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIE S. 9
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109	109	(E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 10
110	110	SECTION. 11
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112	112	19–1815. 12
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114	114	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWIN G WORDS HAVE THE MEA NINGS 13
115	115	INDICATED. 14
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117	117	(2) (I) “COMMON AREA ” MEANS A PLACE OF SHARED ACCESS 15
118	118	AVAILABLE TO RESIDEN TS WHERE THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATI ON OF 16
119	119	PRIVACY. 17
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121	121	(II) “COMMON AREA ” INCLUDES: 18
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123	123	1. A DINING AREA; 19
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125	125	2. A MEETING ROOM ; 20
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127	127	3. A HALLWAY; 21
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129	129	4. A FACILITY ENTRANCE ; 22
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131	131	5. AN ACTIVITY ROOM; AND 23
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133	133	6. A LIVING ROOM. 24
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135	135	(3) (I) “PRIVATE SPACE ” MEANS A PLACE WITHIN AN ASSISTED 25
136	136	LIVING PROGRAM FACILITY IN WHICH A RESIDENT HAS A REASO NABLE 26
137	137	EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY. 27 4 HOUSE BILL 576
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141	141	(II) “PRIVATE SPACE” INCLUDES: 1
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143	143	1. A BEDROOM; 2
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145	145	2. A BATHROOM; 3
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147	147	3. A PLACE WHERE A RESIDE NT RECEIVES MEDICAL 4
148	148	CARE OR NURSING SERV ICES; AND 5
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150	150	4. A PLACE WHERE A RESIDE NT MEETS PRIVATELY W ITH 6
151	151	VISITORS. 7
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153	153	(B) AN ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM LICENSED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL 8
154	154	INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN VIDEO S URVEILLANCE EQUIPMEN T IN THE 9
155	155	COMMON AREAS OF THE PROGRAM FACILITY FOR THE PUR POSE OF DETECTING TH E 10
156	156	ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION OF R ESIDENTS. 11
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158	158	(C) AN ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM SHALL ENSURE THAT TH E VIDEO 12
159	159	SURVEILLANCE MAINTAINED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION: 13
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161	161	(1) IS CONTINUOUS AND WIT HOUT INTERRUPTION ; 14
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163	163	(2) DOES NOT CAPTURE IMAG ES WITHIN A PRIVATE SPACE; AND 15
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165	165	(3) COMPLIES WITH THE FED ERAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION S 16
166	166	PRIVACY ACT OF 1986 AND THE MARYLAND WIRETAP ACT. 17
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168	168	(D) (1) AN ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM SHALL STORE RECORDED VIDEO 18
169	169	MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTIONS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION: 19
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171	171	(I) FOR A PERIOD OF 120 DAYS AFTER THE DAY ON WHI CH THE 20
172	172	VIDEO WAS RECORDED; AND 21
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174	174	(II) IN A COMMON AND ACCES SIBLE FORMAT. 22
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176	176	(2) ON REQUEST , AN ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM SHALL MAKE 23
177	177	AVAILABLE ANY RECORDED VIDEO DATA STORED BY THE ASSISTED LIVING 24
178	178	PROGRAM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT A ND STATE PERSONNEL THAT IS NECESSARY IN 25
179	179	THE COURSE OF PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIE S. 26
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181	181	(E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 27
182	182	SECTION. 28 HOUSE BILL 576 5
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186	186	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
187	187	October 1, 2025. 2