Department; duties.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2261 — under STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2261

The department shall ensure that: (1) No individual involved in the designation of the state long-term care ombudsman has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility; (2) No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility; (3) Mechanisms are in place to identify and remedy all such or other similar conflicts; and (4) The office has the ability to pursue administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies on behalf of residents.