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LeadingAge Ohio urges statutory clarifications on privacy and bandwidth in SB 154 (Esther’s Law expansion)
Summary
LeadingAge Ohio told the Senate Health Committee it supports the goals of Senate Bill 154 to expand resident transparency but wants clearer consent, HIPAA disclosure language, and allowance to recover internet‑connectivity costs for monitoring devices in long‑term care settings.
Eli Faze, public policy director for LeadingAge Ohio, testified to the Senate Health Committee that while LeadingAge Ohio supports the intent of Senate Bill 154 to expand transparency in long‑term care monitoring, the bill requires additional clarifications on resident privacy, HIPAA compliance, and infrastructure costs.
Faze told the committee that in shared rooms a monitoring device may capture protected health…
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