Duties of Community Ombudsmen

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Health
  4. Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients
  5. Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
  6. Duties of Community Ombudsmen

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Pursuant to policies and procedures established by the state ombudsman, the community ombudsmen shall:

  1. Learn about the general conditions affecting residents of long-term care facilities and work for the best interest of these residents;
  2. Receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long-term care facilities;
  3. Collect data about the number and types of complaints handled; and
  4. Report regularly to the state ombudsman about the data collected and the activities of the community ombudsmen.

(Code 1933, § 88-1905a, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1240, § 1.)


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