(a) All State agencies shall comply with reasonable requests of the Ombudsman for information and assistance and shall comply with the requirements for State agencies set forth in 45 C.F.R. § 1324.15.

(b) The Secretary of Human Services may adopt rules necessary to ensure that departments within the Agency of Human Services cooperate with the Ombudsman's office. Cooperation shall include providing information regarding conditions and care in long-term care facilities. (Added 1989, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 23, § 1.)