N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-181.17
Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program/Office; establishment
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services shall establish and maintain the Office of State Long-Term Ombudsman in the Division of Aging. The Office shall carry out the functions and duties required by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and as set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq. and regulations promulgated thereunder. This Office shall be headed by a State Ombudsman who is a person qualified by training and with experience in geriatrics and long-term care. The Attorney General shall provide legal staff and advice to this Office.
The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services shall establish and maintain the Office of State Long-Term Ombudsman in the Division of Aging. The Office shall carry out the functions and duties required by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and as set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq. and regulations promulgated thereunder. This Office shall be headed by a State Ombudsman who is a person qualified by training and with experience in geriatrics and long-term care. The Attorney General shall provide legal staff and advice to this Office.
History
(1989, c. 403, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2015-220, s. 2.)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-220, s. 2, effective July 1, 2016, added "and as set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq. and regulations promulgated thereunder" at the end of the second sentence.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.