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Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 319h
Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 319h – Protection of the Elderly
§ 17a-405 Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Regional ombudsmen. Appointments. Inclusion in classified service. Definitions
§ 17a-406 Residents’ advocates. Appointment, expenses, removal. Use of trained volunteers
§ 17a-407 Residents’ advocates. Training. Regulations
§ 17a-408 Duties of State Ombudsman
§ 17a-409 Investigative authority
§ 17a-410 Duties of regional ombudsmen
§ 17a-411 Duties of residents’ advocates. Posting by nursing home facilities. Funding
§ 17a-412 Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment. Penalty for failure to report. Confidentiality. Immunity and protection from retaliation. Notification requirements. Registry
§ 17a-413 Review of report or complaint. Investigation. Report of findings. Referral of report, complaint or information for further action
§ 17a-414 Legal counsel for residents and applicants and to assist the ombudsman and representatives of the office in performance of their official duties. Regional ombudsmen and residents’ advocates considered state employees for purposes
§ 17a-415 Powers of ombudsman and representatives. Access to records, facilities and residents. Penalty for wilful interference with representatives of office. Confidentiality. Assistance from outside persons or entities
§ 17a-416 Regulations
§ 17a-417 Additional duties of State Ombudsman
§ 17a-418 State-wide uniform data system
§ 17a-419 Duties of state agency re disclosure
§ 17a-420 Consideration of outside views re planning and operating the program
§ 17a-421 Duties of state agency
§ 17a-422 State ombudsman duties re pilot program in managed residential communities. Report
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 319h
Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
Long-term care facility: means any skilled nursing facility, as defined in Section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act, (42 USC 1395i-3(a)) any nursing facility, as defined in Section 1919(a) of the Social Security Act, (42 USC 1396r(a)) a board and care facility as defined in Section 102(19) of the federal Older Americans Act, (42 USC 3002(19)) and for purposes of ombudsman program coverage, an institution regulated by the state pursuant to Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act, (42 USC 1382e(e)) and any other adult care home similar to a facility or nursing facility or board and care home. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman: means the organizational unit which is headed by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman established in this section. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
Program: means the long-term care ombudsman program established in this section. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
Representative of the office: includes a regional ombudsman, a residents' advocate or an employee of the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman who is individually designated by the State Ombudsman. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
Resident: means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
Resident representative: means (A) an individual chosen by the resident to act on behalf of the resident in order to support the resident in decision making, accessing medical, social or other personal information of the resident, managing financial matters, or receiving notifications. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
State agency: means the Department of Rehabilitation Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405
State Ombudsman: means the individual who heads the office established in this section. See Connecticut General Statutes 17a-405