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 the ombudsperson's duties and responsibilities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.7-8
Retaliation prohibited
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.