Chapter 52:27G - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS

Section 52:27G-1 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 52:27G-2 - Definitions
Section 52:27G-3 - Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Section 52:27G-4 - Ombudsperson, qualifications, appointment
Section 52:27G-5 - Duties and powers
Section 52:27G-5.1 - Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; duties
Section 52:27G-5.2 - Annual report of facilities' payroll-based journal
Section 52:27G-6 - Objective of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Section 52:27G-7 - Procedures for receiving, responding to complaints
Section 52:27G-7.1 - Report of suspected abuse
Section 52:27G-7.2 - Investigation by ombudsman
Section 52:27G-7.3 - Preparation, distribution of consent form for release of reports
Section 52:27G-8 - Investigations
Section 52:27G-8.1 - Registry of reports
Section 52:27G-9 - Duties, recommendations and annual report of office
Section 52:27G-10 - Volunteers and volunteer programs; councils or other forums for discussion on development and use of facilities
Section 52:27G-11 - Procedure for handling correspondence; written notice, information relative to rights, entitlements
Section 52:27G-12 - Cooperation and assistance from government agencies
Section 52:27G-13 - Confidentiality of information; exceptions; violations; penalty; privileged communications
Section 52:27G-14 - No reprisals
Section 52:27G-15 - Review of office by legislature
Section 52:27G-16 - Severability
Section 52:27G-20 - Short title
Section 52:27G-21 - Findings, declarations
Section 52:27G-22 - Definitions
Section 52:27G-23 - Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults
Section 52:27G-24 - Appointment of public guardian
Section 52:27G-25 - Public guardian as administrator and chief executive officer; powers and duties
Section 52:27G-25.1 - Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults, duties
Section 52:27G-26 - Eligibility for services; petition for appointment by person with responsibility for eligible elderly person; limitation of powers in order
Section 52:27G-27 - Administrative costs, commissions and fees of public guardian's services and costs of appointment procedure
Section 52:27G-27.1 - Lien on estate of elderly person for services of public guardian
Section 52:27G-28 - Consideration of ward's beliefs
Section 52:27G-29 - Grants of authority
Section 52:27G-29.1 - Maximum caseload
Section 52:27G-30 - Discharge by court; petition
Section 52:27G-31 - Cost, fee waiver permitted
Section 52:27G-32 - Findings, declarations relative to elderly, incapacitated adults
Section 52:27G-33 - Requirements for service as guardian
Section 52:27G-34 - Ineligiblity for registration as professional guardian
Section 52:27G-35 - Existing agreements, void, exceptions
Section 52:27G-36 - Application, annual registration fees
Section 52:27G-37 - Criminal background checks for professional guardians
Section 52:27G-38 - Information provided for background checks
Section 52:27G-39 - Applicant to assume cost of background checks
Section 52:27G-40 - Statewide registry of registered professional guardians; information included
Section 52:27G-41 - Suspension, revocation of registration as professional guardian
Section 52:27G-42 - Registered Professional Guardian Fund
Section 52:27G-43 - Rules, regulations, Rules of Court