43.190.065 - Local and state long-term care ombudsmen -- Duties and authority in federal older Americans act.

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 act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3058 et seq.) for local ombudsmen. The state long-term care ombudsman and representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman, shall have the duties and authority set forth in the federal older Americans act for the state long-term care ombudsman and representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.

[1999 c 133 § 2.]

Notes: Severability -- Effective date -- 1999 c 133: See notes following RCW 43.190.060.