24-26-4: Monitoring device option; installation; accommodation by facility.

A. At the time of admission to a facility, a patient shall be offered the option to have a monitoring device, and a record of the patient's authorization or choice not to have a monitoring device shall be kept by the facility and shall be made accessible to the program.

B. After authorization, consent and notice, a patient or surrogate may install, operate and maintain a monitoring device in the patient's room at the patient's expense.

C. The facility shall cooperate to accommodate the installation of the monitoring device, provided the installation does not place undue burden on the facility.