62A-3-208 - Prohibited acts -- Penalty.
62A-3-208. Prohibited acts -- Penalty.
(1) No person may:
(a) give or cause to be given advance notice to a long-term care facility or agency that aninvestigation or inspection under the direction of the ombudsman is pending or underconsideration, except as provided by law;
(b) disclose confidential information submitted to the ombudsman pursuant to this part,except as provided by law;
(c) willfully interfere with the lawful actions of the ombudsman;
(d) willfully refuse to comply with lawful demands of the ombudsman, including thedemand for immediate entry into or inspection of the premises of any long-term care facility oragency or for immediate access to any elderly resident of a long-term care facility; or
(e) offer or accept any compensation, gratuity, or promise thereof in an effort to affect theoutcome of a matter being investigated or of a matter which is before the ombudsman fordetermination of whether an investigation should be conducted.
(2) Violation of any provision of this part constitutes a class B misdemeanor.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1988 General Session