Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.7-8. Retaliation prohibited
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No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action shall be taken against any officer or employee of a facility by the facility; nor against any guardian or family member of any resident; nor against any resident of the facility; nor against any volunteer for any communication by him or her with the long-term care ombudsperson or for any information given or disclosed by him or her in good faith to aid the long-term care ombudsperson in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 92, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.7-8
- Facility: means any facility or institution, home care provider or home nursing care provider, whether public or private, offering health or health related services for the institutionalized elderly, and which is subject to regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision by any government agency. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.7-3
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Ombudsperson: means the person or persons designated by the director. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.7-3
- Resident: means any person age sixty (60) years of age or older who is receiving treatment, care, or housing in any facility in all of its aspects including, but not limited to, admission, retention, confinement, period of residence, transfer, discharge, and in any instances directly related to that status. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.7-3