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Bill would study telecommunications access for residents of care facilities after advocates say shared phones undermine privacy
Summary
Delegate Teresa Worman’s HB 1070 would direct the Maryland Department of Health to study feasible telecommunications systems for assisted living, psychiatric and nursing facilities; advocates and AARP supported the study, and MDH and facility groups suggested alternatives to lower cost and suggested enforcement of existing rules.
Delegate Teresa Worman presented House Bill 10 70, a study bill directing the Maryland Department of Health to examine the feasibility of installing and maintaining telecommunications systems in assisted living, psychiatric facilities and nursing homes.
Worman told the Health and Government Operations Committee this year’s bill was revised from a prior version to allow modern telecommunications options such as Wi‑Fi phones or Voice over IP rather than requiring landlines. She said the study would look for…
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