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Protection of the Elderly

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Section
17a-405

(Formerly Sec. 17b-400) - Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Regional ombudsmen. Appointments. Inclusion in classified service. Definitions.

Section
17a-406

(Formerly Sec. 17b-401) - Residents' advocates. Appointment, expenses, removal. Use of trained volunteers.

Section
17a-407

(Formerly Sec. 17b-402) - Residents' advocates. Training. Regulations.

Section
17a-408

(Formerly Sec. 17b-403) - Duties of State Ombudsman.

Section
17a-409

(Formerly Sec. 17b-404) - Investigative authority.

Section
17a-410

(Formerly Sec. 17b-405) - Duties of regional ombudsmen.

Section
17a-411

(Formerly Sec. 17b-406) - Duties of residents' advocates. Posting by nursing home facilities. Funding.

Section
17a-412

(Formerly Sec. 17b-407) - Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment. Penalty for failure to report. Confidentiality. Immunity and protection from retaliation. Notification requirements. Registry.

Section
17a-413

(Formerly Sec. 17b-408) - Review of report or complaint. Investigation. Report of findings. Referral of report, complaint or information for further action.

Section
17a-414

(Formerly Sec. 17b-409) - Legal counsel for residents and applicants and to assist the ombudsman and representatives of the office in performance of their official duties. Regional ombudsmen and residents' advocates considered state employees for purposes of certain civil actions.

Section
17a-415

(Formerly Sec. 17b-410) - Powers of ombudsman and representatives. Access to records, facilities and residents. Penalty for wilful interference with representatives of office. Confidentiality. Assistance from outside persons or entities.

Section
17a-416

(Formerly Sec. 17b-411) - Regulations.

Section
17a-417

(Formerly Sec. 17b-412) - Additional duties of State Ombudsman.

Section
17a-418

(Formerly Sec. 17b-413) - State-wide uniform data system.

Section
17a-419

(Formerly Sec. 17b-414) - Duties of state agency re disclosure.

Section
17a-420

(Formerly Sec. 17b-415) - Consideration of outside views re planning and operating the program.

Section
17a-421

(Formerly Sec. 17b-416) - Duties of state agency.

Section
17a-422

(Formerly Sec. 17b-417) - State ombudsman duties re pilot program in managed residential communities. Report.

Sections
17a-423 to 17a-429

Reserved for future use.

Sections
17a-430 to 17a-441

Transferred to Chapter 319dd, Secs. 17b-450 to 17b-461, inclusive.

Sections
17a-442 to 17a-449

Reserved for future use.