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Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 8. CARE AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS · Article 3. LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM

31-8-54. Duties of community ombudsmen.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. Pursuant to policies and procedures established by the state ombudsman, the community ombudsmen shall:

  2. (1)

    Learn about the general conditions affecting residents of long-term care facilities and work for the best interest of these residents;#

  3. (2)

    Receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long-term care facilities;#

  4. (3)

    Collect data about the number and types of complaints handled; and#

  5. (4)

    Report regularly to the state ombudsman about the data collected and the activities of the community ombudsmen.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 88-1905a, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1240, § 1.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

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