Section 15-6-003 - DESIGNATION PROCEDURES A proposed Plan of Operation must be submitted by the agency to the Office to provide the services of a local long-term care ombudsman program within a planning and service area as described in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2213(6)
003.01PLAN OF OPERATION. The proposed Plan of Operation must comply with the Act and these rules and regulations.003.02DENIAL. The Office may deny designation of a proposed Plan of Operation for any or all of the following reasons: (A) Failure to submit a complete Plan of Operation as outlined in these rules and regulations;(B) Failure to provide a Plan of Operation which is in conformance with the Act; or(C) Failure to provide in the initial Plan of Operation a reasonable time frame for providing local long-term care ombudsman services.003.03PROVISIONAL DESIGNATION. The Office may provisionally designate a local long-term care ombudsman program for no more than 90 days provided. The Office may provisionally designate a local long-term care ombudsman program for no more than 90 days provided
(A) The local long-term care ombudsman program has complied substantially with the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-2237 to 81-3364 and these rules and regulations;(B) There is a strong likelihood that the sponsoring agency will be able to correct any areas of non-compliance within 60 days; and(C) No person has been or is likely to be placed in a position where his or her life, livelihood, health, or property is placed in jeopardy by the continued operation of the local long-term care ombudsman program during the period the local long-term care ombudsman program is provisionally certified.15 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 003
Adopted effective 9/21/2020