Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-2261

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 81-2261 - Department; duties

The department shall ensure that:

(1) No individual involved in the designation of the state long-term care ombudsman has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility;

(2) No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility;

(3) Mechanisms are in place to identify and remedy all such or other similar conflicts; and

(4) The office has the ability to pursue administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies on behalf of residents.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-2261

Laws 1992, LB 677, § 25; Laws 2018, LB 903, § 23.

Amended by Laws 2018, LB 903,§ 23, eff. 4/12/2018.