(1) The Office of the State Long-Term Care Facilities Ombudsman shall designate and refuse, suspend or remove designation of representatives of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Facilities Ombudsman in particular where a conflict of interest cannot be resolved, except that community long-term care facilities ombudsman programs existing on July 1, 1988, shall be designated unless the Office of the State Long-Term Care Facilities Ombudsman determines that the existing community program no longer meets the requirement of Sections 43-7-51 through 43-7-79.(2) The State Ombudsman shall specify standards for the designation and operation of community ombudsman programs and establish a grievance process.Laws, 1988, ch. 592, § 5, eff. 7/1/1988.Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 344, HB 492, 5, eff. 7/1/2017.
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