2014 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 427A - Services to Aging Persons and Persons With Disabilities
NRS 427A.138 - Retaliation prohibited; penalty.
1. An officer, director or employee of a facility for long-term care shall not retaliate against any person for having filed a complaint with, or provided information to, the Ombudsman or an advocate.
2. If any person is found, after notice and a hearing, to have violated any provision of subsection 1, the Director, at the request of the Administrator, may refer the matter to the Division for the imposition of an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation.
3. Any money collected as a result of an administrative fine imposed pursuant to this section must be deposited in the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1485; A 2009, 43)
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