Legal Question in Elder Law in New Jersey
nursing home resident has tape recorder in room
Is it legal for a nursing home resident to keep a tape recorder in an inconspicuous place in her room for the purposes of taping her interactions with medical staff?
Asked on 6/18/02, 10:43 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Steven Tarta
Steven Wayne Tarta, Attorney At Law
Re: nursing home resident has tape recorder in room
With the exception of government authorized or court ordered "taps or wires", it is my not a permissible act to record a conversation with a third party "especially a health care provider" without the other parties knowledge and consent.
Answered on 6/19/02, 5:06 pm
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