NY A10968

Authorizes nursing home residents to install monitoring devices (cameras and video conferencing equipment) in their rooms with proper consent and notice to the nursing home.

Requires written consent from all residents sharing a room before a monitoring device can be installed; nursing homes must make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests by offering room transfers when roommates refuse consent.

Prohibits nursing homes from denying admission, discharging, or retaliating against residents who choose to install monitoring devices.

Requires clear signage at nursing home entrances and in monitored rooms, with nursing homes bearing costs for entrance signage and residents bearing all device installation, operation, and maintenance costs.

Mandates that anyone viewing recordings showing suspected abuse or neglect must report it to the nursing home immediately and provide a copy of the recording; requires nursing homes to notify residents by January 1, 2021 of their right to install monitoring devices.