483.10 - Resident Rights
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A facility must not prohibit or in any way discourage a resident from communicating with federal, state, or local officials, including, but not limited to, federal and state surveyors, other federal or state health department employees, including representatives of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and any representative of the agency responsible for the protection and advocacy system for individuals with mental disorder (established under the Protection and advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.), regarding any matter, whether or not subject to arbitration or any other type of judicial or regulatory action.
Source: CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP | 42 CFR § 483.10