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K.S.A. 75-7308

Ombudsman right of entry to facilities; access to patients

L. 1980, ch. 291, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 101, § 9; June 14.

(a) An ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman is hereby authorized to enter any facility and any area within such facility at any time with or without prior notice and shall have access to the residents of a facility at all times.

(b) An ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman shall notify immediately the person in charge of a facility upon arrival and shall present appropriate identification.

(c) Residents shall have the right to request, deny or terminate visits with an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman.

Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.