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State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

K.S.A. 75-7301— State long-term care ombudsman; office attached to department of administration; technical and other assistance; authority of ombudsman; budget estimates and expenditures
K.S.A. 75-7302— Same; financial assistance from and monitoring by the Kansas department for aging and disability services; agreements; required amounts; increases
K.S.A. 75-7303— Definitions
K.S.A. 75-7304— State long-term care ombudsman; office established; qualifications; appointment, senate confirmation; term of office; appointment of regional long-term care ombudsman, other officers and employees; prior office abolished
K.S.A. 75-7305— State long-term care ombudsman duties; avoidance of conflicts of interest; availability of legal counsel; resources to provide remedies; contracts for services, limitation, bidding exemption; grants and donations
K.S.A. 75-7306— State long-term care ombudsman; powers and duties
K.S.A. 75-7307— Training requirement for investigation of complaints
K.S.A. 75-7308— Ombudsman right of entry to facilities; access to patients
K.S.A. 75-7309— Ombudsman access to records and documents concerning residents
K.S.A. 75-7310— Confidentiality of information, records and reports; reports of health and safety of residents to state officials; summary report and publication on website
K.S.A. 75-7311— Ombudsman access to certain records and documents of department of health and environment, department for children and families and department for aging and disability services
K.S.A. 75-7312— Ombudsman not liable for good faith performance of duties
K.S.A. 75-7313— Interference with lawful action or activity of ombudsman prohibited; action against individuals for communications with ombudsman prohibited; misdemeanor violation
K.S.A. 75-7314— Short title