Kansas § 75-7313 Interference with lawful action or activity of ombudsman prohibited; action against individuals for communications with ombudsman prohibited; misdemeanor violation

Kansas Statutes

§ 75-7313 — Interference with lawful action or activity of ombudsman prohibited; action against individuals for communications with ombudsman prohibited; misdemeanor violation

Kansas·Ch. 75 STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES·Art. 73 STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN

(a)No person shall willfully interfere with any lawful action or activity of an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman, including the request for immediate entry into a facility.

(b)No person shall take any discriminatory, disciplinary or retaliatory action against any officer or employee of a facility or against any resident or any guardian or family member thereof for any communication by any such individual with an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman or for any information given or disclosed by such individual in good faith to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.

(c)Any person that violates the provisions of subsection (a) or the provisions of subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

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(a) No person shall willfully interfere with any lawful action or activity of an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman, including the request for immediate entry into a facility.
(b) No person shall take any discriminatory, disciplinary or retaliatory action against any officer or employee of a facility or against any resident or any guardian or family member thereof for any communication by any such individual with an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman or for any information given or disclosed by such individual in good faith to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.
(c) Any person that violates the provisions of subsection (a) or the provisions of subsection (b) shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

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