Any person, institution, or official who in good faith participates in the registering of a complaint, or who in good faith investigates that complaint or provides access to those persons carrying out the investigation, or who participates in a judicial proceeding resulting from that complaint, is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be a result of these actions. For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings, there is a rebuttable presumption that any person acting pursuant to this chapter did so in good faith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.7-11
Immunity from liability
Known as the Long-Term Care Ombudsperson Act
The act spans §§ 42-66.7-1 to 42-66.7-9 (17 sections).
P.L. 1995, ch. 92, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.