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- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2239
- 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.
- Local long-term care ombudsman program: means an entity, either public or private and nonprofit, designated as a local long-term care ombudsman program by the office. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2242
- Office: means the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2244
- Older Americans Act: means the federal Older Americans Act, as amended. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2245
- Ombudsman advocate: means an employee or a volunteer of the office other than the state long-term care ombudsman or of a local program trained and certified to carry out duties of the office. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2247
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Representative of the office: means an employee or volunteer designated by the state long-term care ombudsman to fulfill the duties of the office, whether personnel supervision is provided by the state long-term care ombudsman or his or her designee or by an agency hosting a local long-term care ombudsman designated by the state long-term care ombudsman. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2247.01
- Resident: means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility as a patient, resident, or client. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2247.02
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State long-term care ombudsman: means the person appointed under section 81-2249 to fulfill the responsibilities of the office. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2248