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State Long-term Care Ombudsman

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Section
75-7301

State long-term care ombudsman; office attached to department of administration; technical and other assistance; authority of ombudsman; budget estimates and expenditures.

Section
75-7302

Same; financial assistance from and monitoring by the Kansas department for aging and disability services; agreements; required amounts; increases.

Section
75-7303

Definitions.

Section
75-7304

State long-term care ombudsman; office established; qualifications; appointment, senate confirmation; term of office; appointment of regional long-term care ombudsman, other officers and employees; prior office abolished.

Section
75-7305

State long-term care ombudsman duties; avoidance of conflicts of interest; availability of legal counsel; resources to provide remedies; contracts for services, limitation, bidding exemption; grants and donations.

Section
75-7306

Same; powers and duties.

Section
75-7307

Training requirement for investigation of complaints.

Section
75-7308

Ombudsman right of entry to facilities; access to patients.

Section
75-7309

Ombudsman access to records and documents concerning residents.

Section
75-7310

Confidentiality of information, records and reports; reports of health and safety of residents to state officials; summary report and publication on website.

Section
75-7311

Ombudsman access to certain records and documents of department of health and environment, department for children and families and department for aging and disability services.

Section
75-7312

Ombudsman not liable for good faith performance of duties.

Section
75-7313

Interference with lawful action or activity of ombudsman prohibited; action against individuals for communications with ombudsman prohibited; misdemeanor violation.

Section
75-7314

Short title.