26B-2-302. Legislative findings — Purpose — Ombudsman.
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The Legislature finds and declares that the citizens of this state should be assisted in asserting their civil and human rights as patients, residents, and clients of long-term care facilities created to serve their specialized needs and problems; and that for the health, safety, and welfare of these citizens, the state should take appropriate action through an adequate legal framework to address their difficulties. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-302
- Division: means the Division of Customer Experience. See Utah Code 26B-2-301
- Ombudsman: means the administrator of the long-term care ombudsman program, created pursuant to Section 26B-2-303. See Utah Code 26B-2-301
- Ombudsman program: means the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. See Utah Code 26B-2-301
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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The purpose of this part is to establish within the division the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program for the citizens of this state and identify duties and responsibilities of that program and of the ombudsman, in order to address problems relating to long-term care and to fulfill federal requirements. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
