26B-2-308. Prohibited acts -- Penalty.
(1) No person may: give or cause to be given advance notice to a long-term care facility or agency that an investigation or inspection under the direction of the ombudsman is pending or under consideration, except as provided by law; disclose confidential information submitted to the ombudsman pursuant to this part, except as provided by law; willfully interfere with the lawful actions of the ombudsman; willfully refuse to comply with lawful demands of the ombudsman, including the demand for immediate entry into or inspection of the premises of any long-term care facility or agency or for immediate access to a resident of a long-term care facility; or offer or accept any compensation, gratuity, or promise thereof in an effort to affect the outcome of a matter being investigated or of a matter that is before the ombudsman for determination of whether an investigation should be conducted.
(2) Violation of any provision of this part constitutes a class B misdemeanor.