that owns or operates another hospital or related organizations,
the report under section 201 shall be for the specific division
or subsidiary and not for the other entity.
Section 207. Whistle blower protection.
(a) General rule.--A hospital shall not penalize,
discriminate or retaliate in any manner against an employee with
respect to compensation or the terms, conditions or privileges
of employment who in good faith, individually or in conjunction
with another person, does any of the following, or intimidate,
threaten or punish an employee to prevent the employee from
doing any of the following:
(1) Disclosing to a nursing staff supervisor or manager,
a private accreditation organization, a nurse's collective
bargaining agent or a regulatory agency, any activity, policy
or practice of a hospital that violates this act or other law
or rule or that the employee believes poses a risk to the
health, safety or welfare of a patient or the public.
(2) Initiating, cooperating or otherwise participating
in an investigation or proceeding brought by a regulatory
agency or private accreditation body concerning matters
covered by this act or any law or rule that the employee
reasonably believes poses a risk to the health, safety or
welfare of a patient or the public.
(3) Objecting or refusing to participate in any
activity, policy or practice of a hospital that violates this
act or any law or rule the department or a reasonable person
would believe poses a risk to the health, safety and welfare
of a patient or the public.
(4) Participating in a committee or peer review process
or filing a report of complaint that discusses allegations of
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