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 Connecticut General Statutes (Last Updated: November 2, 2019)
 Volume 6.
 Title 17a. Social and Human Services and Resources
 Chapter 319h. Protection of the Elderly
 PART I. OFFICE OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN

PART I. OFFICE OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN  

Sec. 17a-405. (Formerly Sec. 17b-400). Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Regional ombudsmen. Appointments. Inclusion in classified service. Definitions.
Sec. 17a-406. (Formerly Sec. 17b-401). Residents' advocates. Appointment, expenses, removal. Use of trained volunteers.
Sec. 17a-407. (Formerly Sec. 17b-402). Residents' advocates. Training. Regulations.
Sec. 17a-408. (Formerly Sec. 17b-403). Duties of State Ombudsman.
Sec. 17a-409. (Formerly Sec. 17b-404). Investigative authority.
Sec. 17a-410. (Formerly Sec. 17b-405). Duties of regional ombudsmen.
Sec. 17a-411. (Formerly Sec. 17b-406). Duties of residents' advocates. Posting by nursing home facilities. Funding.
Sec. 17a-412. (Formerly Sec. 17b-407). Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment. Penalty for failure to report. Confidentiality. Immunity and protection from retaliation. Notification requirements. Registry.
Sec. 17a-413. (Formerly Sec. 17b-408). Review of report or complaint. Investigation. Report of findings. Referral of report, complaint or information for further action.
Sec. 17a-414. (Formerly Sec. 17b-409). Legal counsel for residents and applicants and to assist the ombudsman and representatives of the office in performance of their official duties. Regional ombudsmen and residents' advocates considered state employees for purposes of certain civil actions.
Sec. 17a-415. (Formerly Sec. 17b-410). Powers of ombudsman and representatives. Access to records, facilities and residents. Penalty for wilful interference with representatives of office. Confidentiality. Assistance from outside persons or entities.
Sec. 17a-416. (Formerly Sec. 17b-411). Regulations.
Sec. 17a-417. (Formerly Sec. 17b-412). Additional duties of State Ombudsman.
Sec. 17a-418. (Formerly Sec. 17b-413). State-wide uniform data system.
Sec. 17a-419. (Formerly Sec. 17b-414). Duties of state agency re disclosure.
Sec. 17a-420. (Formerly Sec. 17b-415). Consideration of outside views re planning and operating the program.
Sec. 17a-421. (Formerly Sec. 17b-416). Duties of state agency.
Sec. 17a-422. (Formerly Sec. 17b-417). State ombudsman duties re pilot program in managed residential communities. Report.
Secs. 17a-423to17a-429. [Reserved]