- (1) The definitions contained in Section 63G-4-103 apply.
- (2) "Absorbable within Child and Family Services' appropriation authority" means those expenditures that fall within Child and Family Services' budgetary parameters.
- (3) "Aggrieved person" or "complainant" means any person who is alleged to have been adversely affected by an act or omission of Child and Family Services or its employees.
- (4) "Child and Family Services" means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, including its regional offices.
- (5) The "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
- (6) The "director" means the Director of Child and Family Services.
- (7) "Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman" means the office, separate from Child and Family Services, designated by the Department to investigate a consumer complaint regarding Child and Family Services.
- (8) "Ombudsman Service Review Analyst" means the representative from the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman designated to investigate a consumer complaint.
- (9) "Reasonable time" means the time specified in the action plan.
KEY: consumer hearing panel, grievance procedures
Date of Last Change: November 5, 2023
Notice of Continuation: September 29, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 80-2-302; 63G-4 et seq.