Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 7505
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 7505
- Long-term care: means services and supports received by an individual in a long-term care facility or provided to an individual through the Choices for Care program contained within Vermont's Global Commitment to Health Section 1115 demonstration. See
- Office: means the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. See
- Ombudsman: means the individual selected from among individuals with expertise and experience in the fields of long-term care and advocacy who heads the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and is responsible personally, or through representatives of the Office, to fulfill the functions, responsibilities, and duties set forth in 45 C. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 7505. Cooperation of State agencies
(a) All State agencies shall comply with reasonable requests of the Ombudsman for information and assistance and shall comply with the requirements for State agencies set forth in 45 C.F.R. § 1324.15.
(b) The Secretary of Human Services may adopt rules necessary to ensure that departments within the Agency of Human Services cooperate with the Ombudsman’s office. Cooperation shall include providing information regarding conditions and care in long-term care facilities. (Added 1989, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 23, § 1.)