(a) No employee, designee, or representative of the program shall be held liable for the good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter, except that no immunity shall extend to criminal acts.
(b) Repealed.
(c) No communication made by the ombudsman or his or her designee, if reasonably related to the requirements of his or her responsibilities, shall be subject to civil action.
(d) Repealed.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-218, § 207, 36 DCR 534; Mar. 12, 2011, D.C. Law 18-321, § 2(d), 57 DCR 12438.)
1981 Ed., § 6-3517.
D.C. Law 18-321 repealed subsecs. (b) and (d); and, in subsec. (c), substituted “action” for “action for libel or slander”.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 7 - Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Subchapter II - Establishment of a Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
§ 7–702.01. Purpose and functions
§ 7–702.02. Long-Term Care Ombudsman — appointment; vacancy
§ 7–702.03. Long-Term Care Ombudsman — Training and experience
§ 7–702.04. Long-Term Care Ombudsman — Powers and duties
§ 7–702.05. Complaint investigation
§ 7–702.06. Confidentiality of records and identities of residents