State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

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This is Article 13 of the Code of Virginia, titled “State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services”, which is part of Title 51.5 “Persons With Disabilities”. It contains 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 51.5-182	Responsibility for complaints and investigations
§ 51.5-183	Access to clients, patients, individuals, providers, and records by Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; interference, retaliation, and reprisals against complainants
§ 51.5-184	Confidentiality of records of Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
§ 51.5-185	Protection for representatives of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; interference, retaliation, and reprisals