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La. R.S. 40:1193.5

Consent; waiver

Acts 2018, No. 596, §1.

A. Consent to the authorization for installation and use of a monitoring device may be given only by the resident or his legal representative.

B. Consent to the authorization for installation and use of a monitoring device shall include a release of liability for the nursing home for a violation of the resident's right to privacy insofar as the use of the monitoring device is concerned.

C. A resident or his legal representative may reverse a choice to have or not have a monitoring device installed and used at any time after notice of such reversal has been made to the nursing home, and to the ombudsman, upon a form prescribed by the department.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.