1. The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of a facility who knowingly:
- (1) Refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
- (2) Refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution solely because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring by a resident or a resident's guardian or legal representative;
- (3) Allows the removal of a resident from the facility solely because unauthorized electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or
- (4) Violates another provision of sections 198.610 to 198.632.
2. The department may assess an administrative penalty against a facility that:
- (1) Refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
- (2) Refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
- (3) Allows the removal of a resident from the facility solely because unauthorized electronic monitoring is being conducted by, or on behalf of, the resident; or
- (4) Violates another provision of sections 198.610 to 198.632.
(L. 2020 H.B. 1387 & 1482)