§ 75-7301 State long-term care ombudsman; office attached to department of administration; technical and other assistance; authority of ombudsman; budget estimates and expenditures
§ 75-7302 Same; financial assistance from and monitoring by the Kansas department for aging and disability services; agreements; required amounts; increases
§ 75-7303 Definitions
§ 75-7304 State long-term care ombudsman; office established; qualifications; appointment, senate confirmation; term of office; appointment of regional long-term care ombudsman, other officers and employees; prior office abolished
§ 75-7305 State long-term care ombudsman duties; avoidance of conflicts of interest; availability of legal counsel; resources to provide remedies; contracts for services, limitation, bidding exemption; grants and donations
§ 75-7306 Same; powers and duties
§ 75-7307 Training requirement for investigation of complaints
§ 75-7308 Ombudsman right of entry to facilities; access to patients
§ 75-7309 Ombudsman access to records and documents concerning residents
§ 75-7310 Confidentiality of information, records and reports; reports of health and safety of residents to state officials; summary report and publication on website
§ 75-7311 Ombudsman access to certain records and documents of department of health and environment, department for children and families and department for aging and disability services
§ 75-7312 Ombudsman not liable for good faith performance of duties
§ 75-7313 Interference with lawful action or activity of ombudsman prohibited; action against individuals for communications with ombudsman prohibited; misdemeanor violation
§ 75-7314 Short title
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 73 - State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conservator: means an individual or corporation appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
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  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
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  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
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