California Code
DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT
CHAPTER 11 - State Ombudsman

ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Intent and Definitions

Section 9700. - 9700. (a) The Legislature recognizes that the department, pursuant to...

Section 9701. - 9701. Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 9710. - 9710. There is within the department an Office of the...

Section 9710.5. - 9710.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1)...

Section 9711. - 9711. (a) The office shall be under the direction of...

Section 9712. - 9712. (a) The office shall be headed by an individual,...

Section 9712.5. - 9712.5. The State Ombudsman shall, personally or through representatives of...

Section 9713. - 9713. (a) Upon request of the office, the Attorney General...

Section 9714. - 9714. The office shall solicit and receive funds, gifts, and...

Section 9714.5. - 9714.5. (a) The office may form a foundation eligible to...

Section 9715. - 9715. (a) No representative of the office shall be held...

Section 9716. - 9716. (a) The office shall be responsible for activities that...

Section 9716.11. - 9716.11. (a) The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman...

Section 9717. - 9717. (a) All advocacy programs and any programs similar in...

Section 9718. - 9718. Every long-term care facility, as defined in subdivision (b)...

Section 9718.5. - 9718.5. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a...

Section 9719. - 9719. (a) (1) The office shall sponsor a training of...

Section 9719.5. - 9719.5. (a) (1) The department shall allocate all federal and...

ARTICLE 3 - Investigation and Resolution of Complaints

Section 9720.5. - 9720.5. The office shall give priority to investigations and complaint...

Section 9721. - 9721. (a) The office may refer any complaint to any...

Section 9722. - 9722. (a) Representatives of the office shall have the right...

Section 9723. - 9723. The State Ombudsman shall have access to any record...

Section 9724. - 9724. Notwithstanding Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division...

Section 9725. - 9725. All records and files of the office relating to...

Section 9726. - 9726. (a) The office shall establish a toll-free telephone hotline...

Section 9726.1. - 9726.1. (a) The office and approved organizations may do any...

ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement

Section 9730. - 9730. Anyone who willfully interferes with any lawful action of...

Section 9731. - 9731. Notwithstanding the availability of statutory damages, this chapter shall...

Section 9732. - 9732. (a) Any person who willfully interferes with any lawful...

ARTICLE 5 - Advisory Council

Section 9740. - 9740. (a) The department shall establish an 11-member advisory council...

Section 9741. - 9741. At least 30 days prior to the designation of...

ARTICLE 6 - Regulations

Section 9745. - 9745. The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter...