Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3721 | Nursing Homes; Residential Care Facilities
Section 3721.63 | Form Prescribed by Facility.

Effective: March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 58 - 134th General Assembly
A long-term care facility may prescribe a form for use by a resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact seeking to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in a long-term care facility. If a long-term care facility prescribes a form, it shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(A) An explanation of sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of the Revised Code;
(B) An acknowledgment that the resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact has consented to the installation and use of the device in the resident's room;
(C) In the case of a resident who lives in a room with another resident, an acknowledgment that the other resident or other resident's guardian or attorney in fact has consented to the installation and use of the device and a description of any conditions placed on that consent pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3721.62 of the Revised Code;
(D) A section for providing the facility with information regarding the type, function, and use of the device to be installed and used;
(E) A section stating that the facility is released from liability in any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding for a violation of the resident's right to privacy in connection with using the device.
Last updated January 14, 2022 at 5:34 PM

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