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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 10.21.14.12" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="14" heading="External Legal Action.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This chapter does not modify the resident's:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Legal rights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Access to seek private legal counsel from attorneys not receiving funding for legal assistance from the Maryland Department of Health; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Access to a court.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Resident Grievance System is not governed by the contested case provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>