The State Ombudsman shall establish written procedures for receiving complaints involving long-term residential health care facilities and their employees. The Department of Senior Services shall provide to health care, domiciliary and residential facilities written information on the ombudsman program to be distributed to recipients at the time of admission, or rendering of care and/or treatment at a facility.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 5A - Long-Term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsmen.
Section 22-5A-1 - Short Title.
Section 22-5A-2 - Definitions.
Section 22-5A-3 - Duties of State Ombudsman and Department.
Section 22-5A-5 - Procedures for Receiving Complaints; Informing Recipients of Ombudsman Program.
Section 22-5A-6 - Procedures for Resolving Complaints.
Section 22-5A-7 - Limited Immunity of Person or Agency Making Report, Etc.