(a) A state monitor:

1. (1) Oversees the correction of deficiencies specified by the Office of Long-Term Care at the facility site and protects the facility's clients from harm;
2. (2) Is an employee or a contractor of the office;
3. (3) Is identified by the office as an appropriate professional to monitor cited deficiencies;
4. (4) Is not an employee of the facility;
5. (5) Does not function as a consultant to the facility;
6. (6) Does not have an immediate family member who is a client of the facility to be monitored; and
7. (7) Does not have an immediate family member who owns the facility or who works in the facility or the corporation that operates or owns the facility.