§ 35-2-1307 — Admissibility of electronic monitoring; liability; reporting

Wyoming § 35-2-1307

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 2: HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND HEALTH
• Art. 13: ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF LONG-TERM CARE

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(a) No court or state agency shall admit into evidence or
consider during any proceeding any recording created using an
electronic monitoring device in a facility unless the recording
is otherwise admissible under the Wyoming Rules of Evidence.
(b) Upon request, a facility shall receive a copy of any
recording that a party uses in an administrative proceeding
against the facility.
(c) A facility shall have no criminal or civil liability
for:
(i) Disclosing a recording made by an electronic
monitoring device for any purpose pursuant to this act; and
(ii) The disclosure of a recording for any purpose
not authorized by this act by a resident, the resident's
representative or any agent of the resident or the resident's
representative.
(d) A facility that provides internet or network access to
a resident for the resident's electronic monitoring device shall
not be liable for any network security breach caused by or
resulting in unauthorized access to the electronic monitoring
devices or any data captured, recorded, transmitted or
broadcasted by the devices.
(e) A facility shall have no civil or criminal liability
for a violation of a resident's right to privacy that arises out
of any electronic monitoring conducted in accordance with this
act.