Section 24-26-5 - Consent; waiver.

24-26-5. Consent; waiver.

A.     Consent to the authorization for the installation and use of a monitoring device may be given only by the patient or the surrogate.

B.     Consent to the authorization for the installation and use of a monitoring device shall include a release of liability for the facility for a violation of the patient's right to privacy insofar as the use of the monitoring device is concerned.

C.     A patient or the surrogate may reverse a choice to have or not have a monitoring device installed and used at any time, after notice to the facility and to the program upon a form prescribed by the agency.