§ 7-702.03. Long-Term Care Ombudsman; appointment; vacancy--Training and experience.

Current through October 23, 2012

(a) The ombudsman shall have training and experience in the following areas:

(1) Gerontology, long-term care, health care, or relevant social services program;

(2) The legal system;

(3) Dispute resolution techniques, including investigation, mediation, or negotiation; and

(4) Long-term care advocacy.

(b) No person who has been employed by a long-term care facility or a corporation that directly or indirectly owned or operated a long-term care facility within the past 2 years shall be an ombudsman.

(c) Neither the ombudsman nor any member of his or her immediate family shall have any pecuniary interest in a long-term care facility.

                
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(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-218, § 203, 36 DCR 534.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-3513.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-218, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-701.01.