198.301. Whistleblower protection for employees--availability of information on rights of persons retaliated against. - Missouri Statutes

Whistleblower protection for employees--availability of informationon rights of persons retaliated against.

198.301. No employee of a nursing home district who directs orexercises any authority in a facility shall evict, harass, dismiss, orretaliate against a resident or employee because such resident or employeeor any member of such resident's or employee's family has made a report ofany violation or suspected violation of laws, ordinances, or regulationsapplying to the facility which the resident, the resident's family, or anemployee has reasonable cause to believe has been committed or hasoccurred. Through the existing department information and referraltelephone contact line, residents, their families, and employees of afacility shall be able to obtain information about their rights,protections, and options in cases of eviction, harassment, dismissal, orretaliation due to a report being made pursuant to this section.

(L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311)