1. A. This chapter does not modify the resident's:

   1. (1) Legal rights;
   2. (2) Access to seek private legal counsel from attorneys not receiving funding for legal assistance from the Maryland Department of Health; or
   3. (3) Access to a court.
2. B. 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.

Authority: Health-General Article, §7.5-201, 7.5-205(D), 10-701, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 28, 1994 (21:6 Md. R. 467)

Regulation .01 amended effective October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 983)

Regulation .02B amended effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 76); October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 983)

Regulation .03C amended effective October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 983)

Regulation .04 amended effective October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 983)

Regulation .06H amended effective October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 983)

Regulation .10B, C amended effective October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 983)