Sec. 6. (a) If the ombudsman believes that the agency, facility, or program has failed to comply with the ombudsman’s recommendations, the ombudsman shall refer the matter to the division of mental health and addiction or the Indiana protection and advocacy services commission as appropriate.

     (b) The ombudsman shall compile annual statistics on each agency, facility, or program on which it reviews a complaint or conducts an investigation and determines that the complaint has merit or the investigation reveals a problem. The statistics must specify the types of complaints or problems and each agency, facility, or program that has failed to comply with the ombudsman’s recommendations. The statistics shall be reported to the director of the division of mental health and addiction.

As added by P.L.40-1994, SEC.62. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.77.