400.0071 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program complaint procedures.

400.0071 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program complaint procedures.

The department shall adopt rules implementing state and local complaint procedures. The rules must include procedures for:

   (1) Receiving complaints against a long-term care facility or an employee of a long-term care facility.

   (2) Conducting investigations of a long-term care facility or an employee of a long-term care facility subsequent to receiving a complaint.

   (3) Conducting onsite administrative assessments of long-term care facilities.

History. s. 28, ch. 75-233; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 9, ch. 77-401; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 7, 12, ch. 80-198; ss. 4, 6, ch. 81-184; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 4, ch. 82-46; ss. 36, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 16, 29, 30, ch. 93-177; s. 49, ch. 93-217; s. 126, ch. 2000-349; s. 46, ch. 2000-367; s. 24, ch. 2002-223; s. 9, ch. 2006-121.

Note. Former s. 400.311.