WV HB5610

Residents of long-term care facilities, or their guardians/attorneys in fact, may authorize installation of video and/or audio monitoring devices in their rooms at their own expense under the "Granting Relatives Access to Monitor Act" (GRAM's Act)

Roommate consent is required before installing monitoring devices in shared rooms, and roommates may place conditions such as pointing cameras away from them; facilities must attempt to accommodate residents by offering room transfers if consent is refused

Long-term care facilities cannot deny admission, discharge, or retaliate against residents for choosing to use monitoring devices, and violations may result in license or permit consequences

Unauthorized tampering with monitoring devices or recordings constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $1,000 per offense; filing false complaints carries fines up to $5,000 for repeat offenses

Only the resident, their guardian/attorney in fact, law enforcement, or specifically authorized persons may view or listen to recordings from the monitoring devices