; and (II) that the request was made due to a personal event. (ii) Electronic means A covered entity may require that a record under this subparagraph be submitted in electronic form if covered direct care professionals of the entity commonly use an electronic form to request and manage leave and schedule changes. (c) Response A covered entity who receives a request under subsection (b) for a temporary change to the scheduled work hours of a covered direct care professional due to a personal event shall respond as soon as practicable. Such entity shall not be initially required to respond to such request in writing. If such entity does not initially respond to the requested schedule change in writing, the entity shall, as soon as practicable and not later than 1 week after the requested schedule change, provide the direct care professional with a written record of the response to the requested schedule change. (d) Effective date This section shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 315. Privacy (a) In general A covered entity shall not— (1) monitor or record a direct care professional while such direct care professional is— (A) using restroom or bathing facilities; (B) in the private living quarters of the direct care professional; or (C) engaging in any activities associated with the dressing, undressing, or changing of clothes of the direct care professional; (2) subject to subsection (b), restrict or interfere with, or monitor, the private communications of such direct care professional; or (3) take possession of any documents or other personal effects of such direct care professional. (b) Private communications A covered entity may— (1) restrict, interfere with, or monitor the private communications of a direct care professional if the entity has a reasonable belief that such communications significantly interfere with the direct care professional’s performance of expected duties