2002 Florida Code
TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 400 NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
PART I LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES: OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM (ss. 400.0060-400.0091)
400.0079 Immunity.
400.0079 Immunity.--
(1) Any person making a complaint pursuant to this act who does so in good faith shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might be incurred or imposed.
(2) The ombudsman or any person acting on behalf of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman or the state or a local long-term care ombudsman council shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might be incurred or imposed, during the good faith performance of official duties.
History.--s. 33, ch. 75-233; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 10, 29, 30, ch. 93-177; s. 49, ch. 93-217; s. 130, ch. 2000-349; s. 50, ch. 2000-367.
Note.--Former s. 400.324.
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