I do assited living in my own home in Maryland. Is it legal to keep video surveillance on my patients?
sachmo_martinez asked:
Some of them are not all together here. Do I need the families consent or what?
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Some of them are not all together here. Do I need the families consent or what?
May 21st, 2008 at 7:00 am
In short, it depends where you are watching them. You cannot put them in bathrooms, showers or changing areas, for any reason.
However it is perfectly legal to video record common areas where the patients are, so long as they are not bathrooms or private areas.
The applicable law regarding is § 3-901 and the subsequent sections.
Under § 3-903. Camera surveillance. Part (6) is an exception that reads:
“(6) any part of a private residence used for business purposes, including any part of a private residence used as a day care home…”