Welf. & Inst. Code, § 9726.1 · Article 3. Investigation and Resolution of Complaints
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 9726.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The office and approved organizations may do any of the following:
(1) Advise the public of any inspection report, statements of deficiency, and plans of correction, for any long-term care facilities within its service area.
(2) Promote visitation programs to long-term care facilities within its service area.
(3) Establish and assist in the development of resident, family, and friends’ councils.
(4) Sponsor other community involvement in long-term care facilities.
(5) Present community education and training programs to long-term care facilities, human service workers, families, and the general public, about long-term care and residents’ rights issues.
(b) Those programs created under this section that are held in a facility shall be developed in consultation with the facility. If the facility and the ombudsman cannot agree on these programs, the State Ombudsman may assist in resolving the dispute.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 649, Sec. 18. (SB 345) Effective January 1, 2013.
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