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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.632

Unauthorized acts, electronic monitoring devices and data — penalties —..

Known as the Omnibus Nursing Home Act

The act spans §§ 198–198 (146 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2020; (L. 2020 H.B. 1387 & 1482)

1. A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with sections 198.610 to 198.632 or who destroys or corrupts any data collected by the device is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

2. Evidence that the person had the consent of the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to engage in the conduct described in subsection 1 of this section shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution brought under the provisions of subsection 1 of this section.

3. A person other than a resident of the facility who, without authorization, places an electronic monitoring device in the room of a resident or who consents to or acquiesces in the unauthorized placement of the device in the room of a resident is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person continues the conduct after a written warning to cease and desist from that conduct.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.