- (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the citizens of this state should be assisted in asserting their civil and human rights as patients, residents, and clients of long-term care facilities created to serve their specialized needs and problems; and that for the health, safety, and welfare of these citizens, the state should take appropriate action through an adequate legal framework to address their difficulties.
- (2) The purpose of this part is to establish within the division the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program for the citizens of this state and identify duties and responsibilities of that program and of the ombudsman, in order to address problems relating to long-term care and to fulfill federal requirements.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session