Electronic monitoring authorized in certain health care facilities.

HF 3077 allows vulnerable patients in Minnesota hospitals, residential hospice facilities, and birth centers to use electronic monitoring devices in their rooms for their safety. It specifically applies to patients admitted for over 24 hours who fall into defined vulnerable groups, including the elderly, young patients, neurodivergent individuals, those with disabilities, pediatric patients, and people with impaired cognition. The bill authorizes patients to place these monitoring devices in their rooms under existing rules from Minnesota Statutes section 144.6502. This policy change directly gives affected patients a new tool to address concerns about potential abuse in healthcare settings. The measure does not require facilities to provide monitoring equipment but permits patients to use their own devices.