LAC 50:VII.31509. Violation of Rights

A. A person who submits or reports a complaint concerning a suspected violation of a client's rights or concerning services or conditions in an ICF/MR or who testifies in any administrative or judicial proceedings arising from such complaints will have immunity from any criminal or civil liability therefore, unless that person has acted in bad faith with malicious purpose, or if the court finds that there was an absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact by the complaining party.