CT SB00975

Grants nursing home, residential care home, and chronic disease hospital patients the right to purchase and use personal technology for virtual visitation with family and others, effective July 1, 2021

Establishes detailed requirements for virtual monitoring in nursing homes effective October 1, 2021, including mandatory written consent from roommates, 7-day advance notice to facilities, and conspicuous door signage indicating monitoring may be in use

Requires nursing home facilities to provide Internet access, electricity, and power sources for resident technology at no cost, with facilities able to seek Medicaid reimbursement for Internet costs

Provides nursing home facilities immunity from civil, criminal, and administrative liability for privacy violations, technology damage, or unauthorized third-party access to recordings caused by resident technology use

Expands resident grievance rights to include access to Department of Public Health and Long-Term Care Ombudsman representatives, and protection from facility retaliation when presenting complaints