{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-7-67","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-7-67","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-7-67","body":"(1) Except during the course of an investigation carried out under Section 43-7-65 , ombudsmen shall have access to long-term care facilities for the purposes of carrying out the duties enumerated by Sections 43-7-51 through 43-7-79 during reasonable hours or at other times with the prior approval of the administrator of the long-term care facility. Access shall mean:\n\n(a) Access to the long-term care facility;\n\n(b) Private communication with residents and their sponsors; and\n\n(c) The right to tour the long-term care facility unescorted.\n\n(2) No person shall discriminate, retaliate or engage in willful interference against any resident, immediate family, resident representative or an employee of a long-term care facility due to making a complaint or giving information in good faith to the State Ombudsman Program.\n\n(3) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["MS Code","Title 43"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"a9d7367e606dcd867e4aabd6e8e656a2192ade53714954ba8340aeffe86a4e8d","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-7-65","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-7-69"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}