La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § VII-31509
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section VII-31509 - Violation of RightsA. A person who submits or reports a complaint concerning a suspected violation of a client's rights or concerning services or conditions in an ICF/MR or who testifies in any administrative or judicial proceedings arising from such complaints will have immunity from any criminal or civil liability therefore, unless that person has acted in bad faith with malicious purpose, or if the court finds that there was an absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact by the complaining party.La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § VII-31509
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 13:578 (October 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 25:694 (April 1999), repromulgated LR 31:2244 (September 2005).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, Title XIX of the Social Security Act, and 42 CFR 483.420.