West Virginia § 16-5L-6 Establishment of regional long-term care ombudsman programs

West Virginia Statutes

§ 16-5L-6 — Establishment of regional long-term care ombudsman programs

West Virginia § 16-5L-6

Ch. 16PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. 5LLONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM

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W. Va. Code § 16-5L-6 (2026).

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(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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(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.