Upon request, the office shall have access to records of any state or local government agency, including copies of all licensing and certification records relating to long-term care facilities as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act and which records are available to the patient, resident or client, except for records and information unavailable pursuant to Section 7-1-8 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 208, § 11; 1997, ch. 257, § 6.
The 1997 amendment, effective July 1, 1997, rewrote the section.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 17 - Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Section 28-17-1 - Short title.
Section 28-17-3 - Definitions.
Section 28-17-5 - Rule-making authority of director.
Section 28-17-6 - Regional and local long-term care ombudsman programs.
Section 28-17-7 - Training and certification.
Section 28-17-8 - Investigation and resolution of complaints.
Section 28-17-10 - Facility posting of ombudsman information.
Section 28-17-11 - Access to agency records.
Section 28-17-12 - Access to long-term care facilities.
Section 28-17-13 - Access to records of patients, residents or clients.
Section 28-17-14 - Confidentiality of information.
Section 28-17-15 - Conflict of interest.
Section 28-17-16 - Representatives of the office.
Section 28-17-17 - Immunity from liability.
Section 28-17-18 - Availability of legal counsel.
Section 28-17-19 - Interference with the office and retaliation prohibited; penalty; civil; appeal.