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Colorado Statutes, Title 26

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Title 26, Human Services Code

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Long-term Care Ombudsman Act". Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1401, § 1, effective April 10.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby recognizes that the former state department of social services, currently the state department of human services, pursuant to the federal "Older Americans Act of 1965", as amended, has established a state long-term care ombudsman program. (2) The g…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-103 Definitions
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As used in this article 11.5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (2) "Local ombudsman" means an individual trained and designated as qualified by the state long-term care ombudsman to act as a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-104 Creation of state and local long-term care and PACE ombudsman programs
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(1) Pursuant to the older Americans act, there is hereby established a state long-term care ombudsman program which shall be comprised of a state long-term care ombudsman office and local ombudsman offices established throughout the state. (2) The state long-term care ombudsman o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-105 Duties of state long-term care ombudsman

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(1) In addition to such other duties and functions as the state department may allocate to the office, the state long-term care ombudsman has the following duties and functions in implementing a statewide long-term care ombudsman program: (a) (I) Establish statewide policies and …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-106 Local ombudsmen - representatives of office

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(1) A local ombudsman or a local PACE ombudsman, whether an employee or volunteer of a local ombudsman program, is considered a representative of the office for the purposes of carrying out policies and procedures adopted by the state long-term care ombudsman or state PACE ombuds…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-107 Notice of ombudsman services

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(1) Every long-term care facility shall post in a conspicuous place a notice with the name, address, and phone number of the office and the name, address, and phone number of the nearest available local ombudsman program. Such notice shall be provided by the state long-term care …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-108 Access to facility - residents - records - confidentiality

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(1) A long-term care ombudsman or PACE ombudsman, upon presenting a long-term care or PACE ombudsman identification card, must have immediate access to a long-term care facility, PACE center, or participant's residence and to its residents or participants eligible for ombudsman s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-109 Interference with ombudsmen prohibited - civil penalty

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(1) No person shall willfully interfere with an ombudsman in the ombudsman's performance of duties and functions under this article. (2) No person shall take any discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action against the following individuals for any communication with an om…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-110 Immunity from liability

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Any long-term care ombudsman or PACE ombudsman who, in good faith, acts within the scope of the duties and functions of this article 11.5 is immune from civil or criminal liability. For the purposes of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that, when acting within the s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-111 Duties of state department - report - rules

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(1) In order to implement the provisions of this article 11.5, the state department shall carry out the following duties: (a) Establish a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze data relating to complaints and conditions in long-term care facilities or PACE prog…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-112 Federal requirements - compliance

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Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the state department or the office from complying with the requirements of the rules and regulations of the United States department of health and human services promulgated pursuant to the older Americans act. Source: L. 90: …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-11.5-113 Duties of state PACE ombudsman

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(1) The state PACE ombudsman has the following duties and functions: (a) No later than July 1, 2017, establish statewide policies and procedures to identify, investigate, and seek the resolution or referral of complaints made by or on behalf of a PACE participant related to any a…