§ 50-10.1-03 — Duties of state long-term care ombudsman

North Dakota § 50-10.1-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-10.1: Long-Term Care Ombudsmen

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The state long-term care ombudsman shall:
1. Investigate and resolve complaints about administrative actions that may adversely
affect or may have adversely affected the health, safety, welfare, or personal or civil
rights of individuals in long-term care facilities or individuals who have been
discharged from long-term care facilities within one month of the complaint against the
facility.
2. Monitor the development and implementation of federal, state, and local laws,
regulations, and policies that relate to long-term care facilities in the state.
3. Gather and disseminate information to public agencies about the problems of persons
in long-term care facilities.
4. Train volunteers and assist in the development of citizen organizations to participate in
the ombudsman programs.
5. Report to any state agency those factors found by the state long-term care
ombudsman to relate to those duties of that agency which impact on the care given to
residents of a long-term care facility in this state.
6. Act as an advocate for residents of long-term care facilities.
7. Carry out any activities consistent with the requirements of this chapter, including the
delegation to regional or volunteer community long-term care ombudsmen of any
duties imposed by this chapter, which the commissioner of the department or
commissioner's designee deems appropriate.
8. Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 28-32 consistent with and necessary for the
implementation and enforcement of this chapter.