Revised Code of Washington
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Chapter 43.190 RCW
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDS PROGRAM
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43.190.010Findings.
43.190.020"Long-term care facility" defined.
43.190.030Office of state long-term care ombuds createdPowers and dutiesRules.
43.190.040Long-term care ombuds.
43.190.050Posting of notice by long-term care facilityDistribution of information to residents.
43.190.060Duties of ombuds.
43.190.065Local and state long-term care ombudsDuties and authority in federal older Americans act.
43.190.070Referral proceduresAction on complaints.
43.190.080Development of procedures on right of entry to facilitiesAccess to residentsPreservation of rights.
43.190.090Liability of ombudsDiscriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory actionsCommunications privilegedTestimony.
43.190.110Confidentiality of records and filesDisclosures prohibitedException.
43.190.120Expenditure of funds on long-term care ombuds program.