Federal Judge: Nursing Home Patient Cannot State Civil Rights Claim Under FNHRA

Mealey's (April 7, 2020, 10:53 AM EDT) -- HAMMOND, Ind. — The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) does not confer a private right of action and, therefore, does not support a nursing home resident’s claim for violation of his civil rights, a federal judge in Indiana held March 26, dismissing the man’s suit against the facility, its owner and the company that manages and operates it (Gorgi Talevski v. The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, et al., No. 19-cv-13, N.D. Ind., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52547)....