Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 555.025
Video Surveillance
(a)
In this section, “private space” means a place in a center in which a resident or client has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including:(1)
a bedroom;(2)
a bathroom;(3)
a place in which a resident or client receives medical or nursing services;(4)
a place in which a resident or client meets privately with visitors; or(5)
a place in which a resident or client privately makes phone calls.(b)
The department shall install and operate video surveillance equipment in a center for the purpose of detecting and preventing the exploitation or abuse of residents and clients.(c)
Except as provided by Subchapter E, the department may not install or operate video surveillance equipment in a private space or in a location in which video surveillance equipment can capture images within a private space.(d)
The department shall ensure that the use of video surveillance equipment under this section complies with federal requirements for ICF-IID certification.
Source:
Section 555.025 — Video Surveillance, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.555.htm#555.025 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
