N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-181.23
State/Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman; prohibition of retaliation
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
No person shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any resident or relative or guardian of a resident, any employee of a long-term care facility, or any other person because of the making of a complaint or providing of information in good faith to the State Ombudsman or Regional Ombudsman. The Department shall determine instances of discrimination or retaliation and assess a monetary penalty in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per incident. The Department shall adopt rules pertaining to this determination of discrimination or retaliation.
No person shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any resident or relative or guardian of a resident, any employee of a long-term care facility, or any other person because of the making of a complaint or providing of information in good faith to the State Ombudsman or Regional Ombudsman. The Department shall determine instances of discrimination or retaliation and assess a monetary penalty in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per incident. The Department shall adopt rules pertaining to this determination of discrimination or retaliation.
History
(1989, c. 403, s. 1; 2015-220, s. 2.)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-220, s. 2, effective July 1, 2016, added the last two sentences.
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