West Virginia Statutes
§ 16-5L-6 — Establishment of regional long-term care ombudsman programs
(a)The state commission on aging shall designate and maintain regional long-term care ombudsman programs encompassing all planning and development areas of the state under the direction of the state long-term care ombudsman. Any regional long-term care ombudsman program so designated and maintained shall be a representative of the state long-term care ombudsman program.
(b)In order to be so designated, a regional long-term care ombudsman program shall meet the following requirements:
(1)It shall have no pecuniary, licensing, or organizational interest with long-term care facilities or an association thereof; and (2) it shall (i) maintain a private, nonprofit status as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (ii) function as a local or regional government agency.
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Legislative History
1991 Reg. Sess., HB2582
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