CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROTECTION FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE LONG-TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN (§ 51.5-142)

Any designated representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman who in good faith with reasonable cause and without malice performs
the official duties of ombudsman, including acting to report, investigate, or
cause any investigation to be made regarding a long-term care provider, shall be
immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as
the result of making the report or investigation.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 160, § 2.1-373.2:1; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-707; 2012, cc. 803,
835.