Section 17a-875 - [Effective Until 10/1/2024] (Formerly Sec. 17a-410). Duties of regional ombudsmenThe regional ombudsmen shall, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman:
(1) Provide services to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents;(2) Ensure that residents in service areas have regular timely access to representatives of the office and timely responses to complaints and requests for assistance;(3) Identify, investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents that relate to action, inaction or decisions that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare or rights of the residents or by, or on behalf of, applicants in relation to issues concerning applications to long-term care facilities;(4) Represent the interests of residents and applicants, in relation to their applications to long-term care facilities, before government agencies and seek administrative, legal and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the residents;(5)(A) Review and, if necessary, comment on any existing and proposed laws, regulations and other government policies and actions that pertain to the rights and well-being of residents and applicants in relation to their applications to long-term care facilities, and(B) facilitate the ability of the public to comment on the laws, regulations, policies and actions;(6) Support the development of resident and family councils; and(7) Carry out other activities that the State Ombudsman determines to be appropriate.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-875
(P.A. 77-575, S. 6, 23; P.A. 83-587, S. 32, 96; P.A. 99-176 , S. 6 , 24 ; P.A. 13-125 , S. 10 ; P.A. 18-6 , S. 4 .)
Section 17a-410 was transferred to section 17a-875 in 2023.Amended by P.A. 18-0006, S. 4 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 5/14/2018.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.