Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 43 State Government -- Executive - Chapter 43.190 Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

• 43.190.010 Findings
  The legislature finds that in order to comply with the federal Older Americans Act and to effectively assist residents, patients, and clients of long-term care ...
• 43.190.020 "Long-term care facility" defined
  As used in this chapter, "long-term care facility" means any of the following: (1) A facility which: (a) Maintains and operates twenty-four hour skilled nursing ...
• 43.190.030 Office of state long-term care ombudsman created -- Powers and duties -- Rules
  There is created the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. The department of community, trade, and economic development shall contract with a private nonprofit ...
• 43.190.040 Long-term care ombudsmen
  (1) Any long-term care ombudsman authorized by this chapter or a local governmental authority shall have training or experience or both in the following areas: ...
• 43.190.050 Posting of notice by long-term care facility -- Distribution of information to residents
  Every long-term care facility shall post in a conspicuous location a notice of the nursing home complaint toll-free number and the name, address, and phone ...
• 43.190.060 Duties of ombudsman
  A long-term care ombudsman shall: (1) Identify, investigate, and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long-term care facilities relating to administrative ...
• 43.190.065 Local and state long-term care ombudsmen -- Duties and authority in federal older Americans act
  A local long-term care ombudsman, including a trained volunteer long-term care ombudsman, shall have the duties and authority set forth in the federal older Americans ...
• 43.190.070 Referral procedures -- Action on complaints
  (1) The office of the state long-term care ombudsman shall develop referral procedures for all long-term care ombudsman programs to refer any complaint to any ...
• 43.190.080 Development of procedures on right of entry to facilities -- Access to residents -- Preservation of rights
  (1) The office of the state long-term care ombudsman shall develop procedures governing the right of entry of all long-term care ombudsmen to long-term care ...
• 43.190.090 Liability of ombudsman -- Discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory actions -- Communications privileged -- Testimony
  (1) No long-term care ombudsman is liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter. (2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be ...
• 43.190.110 Confidentiality of records and files -- Disclosures prohibited -- Exception
  All records and files of long-term care ombudsmen relating to any complaint or investigation made pursuant to carrying out their duties and the identities of ...
• 43.190.120 Expenditure of funds on long-term care ombudsman program
  It is the intent that federal requirements be complied with and the department annually expend at least one percent of the state's allotment of social ...
• 43.190.900 Severability -- 1983 c 290
  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009