Upon request, the office shall have access to records of any state or local government agency, including copies of all licensing and certification records relating to long-term care facilities as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act and which records are available to the patient, resident or client, except for records and information unavailable pursuant to Section 7-1-8 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 208, § 11; 1997, ch. 257, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1997 amendment, effective July 1, 1997, rewrote the section.