Louisiana § RS 40:1193.8 - Prohibited acts; civil and criminal penalties
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§ RS 40:1193.8. Prohibited acts; civil and criminal penalties
A.(1) No nursing home shall deny a person or resident admission to or discharge from a nursing home, or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against a person or resident, because the person or resident chooses to authorize installation and use of a monitoring device.
(2) Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be subject to appropriate action by the department as set forth in rules promulgated pursuant to this Part.
B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, no person shall intentionally hamper, obstruct, tamper with, or destroy a monitoring device or a recording made by a monitoring device installed in a nursing home pursuant to this Part.
(2) The prohibition and penalties provided in this Subsection shall not apply to the resident who owns the monitoring device or recording, or to his legal representative.
Acts 2018, No. 596, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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