§ 9710 There is within the department an Office of the State Long-Term Care …
§ 9710.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) The …
§ 9711 (a) The office shall be under the direction of a chief executive …
§ 9712 (a) The office shall be headed by an individual, to be known as …
§ 9712.5 The State Ombudsman shall, personally or through representatives of …
§ 9713 (a) Upon request of the office, the Attorney General shall …
§ 9714 The office shall solicit and receive funds, gifts, and contributions …
§ 9714.5 (a) The office may form a foundation eligible to receive …
§ 9715 (a) No representative of the office shall be held liable for …
§ 9716 (a) The office shall be responsible for activities that promote …
§ 9716.11 (a) The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall …
§ 9717 (a) All advocacy programs and any programs similar in nature to …
§ 9718 Every long-term care facility, as defined in subdivision (b) of …
§ 9718.5 (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a skilled …
§ 9719 (a) (1) The office shall sponsor a training of …
§ 9719.5 (a) (1) The department shall allocate all federal and state …

Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 8.5 > Chapter 11 > Article 2 - General Provisions

  • 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.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.