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N.D.C.C. § 50-10.1-01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: 1. "Administrative action" means any action or decision made by an owner, employee, or agent of a long-term care facility, or by a public agency, which affects the provision of services to a resident of a long-term care facility. 2. "Department" means the…
N.D.C.C. § 50-10.1-02 Appointment of state and local long-term care ombudsmen
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The department shall employ a state long-term care ombudsman and local long-term care ombudsmen as the department determines necessary within the limits of legislative appropriations.
N.D.C.C. § 50-10.1-03 Duties of state long-term care ombudsman
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The state long-term care ombudsman shall: 1. Investigate and resolve complaints about administrative actions that may adversely affect or may have adversely affected the health, safety, welfare, or personal or civil rights of individuals in long-term care facilities or individual…
N.D.C.C. § 50-10.1-04 Access to facilities and records
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To carry out the powers and duties of this chapter, the state long-term care ombudsman and the ombudsman's authorized agents shall: 1. Have access to all long-term care facilities within the state and shall have private access to any resident within any long-term care facility wi…