# Human Services (GHU)

## Title 10. Department of Aging

### Subtitle 9. Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

#### Section 10-910

(a) In accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3058g(j)(1), a person may not willfully interfere with an ombudsman's performance of an official duty.

(b) A person may not retaliate or make reprisals with respect to any person who filed a complaint with, or provided information to, an ombudsman.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

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Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)