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)
400.0083 Interference; retaliation; penalties.
400.0083 Interference; retaliation; penalties.--
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, long-term care facility, or other entity to willfully interfere with a representative of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council, or a local long-term care ombudsman council in the performance of official duties.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, long-term care facility, or other entity to retaliate against any resident, employee, or other person for filing a complaint with, providing information to, or otherwise cooperating with any representative of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council, or a local long-term care ombudsman council.
(3)(a) Any person, long-term care facility, or other entity who violates this section shall be liable for damages and equitable relief as determined by law.
(b) Any person, long-term care facility, or other entity who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.
History.--ss. 12, 30, ch. 93-177; s. 132, ch. 2000-349; s. 52, ch. 2000-367.
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