Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB616: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENT MONITORING AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the arkansas long-term care facility resident monitoring and communications act; to establish resident rights for electronic monitoring and communication in long-term care facilities; to direct the department of human services to develop a comprehensive framework for resident monitoring systems; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the arkansas long-term care facility resident monitoring and communications act; and to establish resident rights for electronic monitoring and communication in longterm care facilities.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENT MONITORING AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT; TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR RESIDENT MONITORING SYSTEMS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENT MONITORING AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT RIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION IN LONGTERM CARE FACILITIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 10, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 26 -- Arkansas Long-Term Care Facility Resident Monitoring and Communications Act 20-10-2601. Title. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas LongTerm Care Facility Resident Monitoring and Communications Act". *JMB612* 04/03/2025 8:13:13 AM JMB612 SB616 20-10-2602. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) The safety and welfare of long-term care facility residents need to be protected; (2) Communication with loved ones is beneficial to a long-term care facility resident's safety, welfare, and overall quality of life; (3) Electronic monitoring and communication of long-term care facility residents is not prohibited by state law; (4) State law currently provides no guidance to long-term care facilities or …