SENATE BILL NO. 32
INTRODUCED BY T. SCHMIDT
BY REQUEST OF THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES INTERIM COMMITTEE
AN ACT ALLOWING THE LOCAL OMBUDSMAN ACCESS TO A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AFTER NORMAL VISITING HOURS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN TO PERFORM THE OMBUDSMAN'S DUTIES; AND AMENDING SECTION 52-3-604, MCA.
AN ACT ALLOWING THE LOCAL OMBUDSMAN ACCESS TO A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AFTER NORMAL VISITING HOURS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN TO PERFORM THE OMBUDSMAN'S DUTIES; AND AMENDING SECTION 52-3-604, MCA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 52-3-604, MCA, is amended to read:
"52-3-604. Access to long-term care facilities. (1) The Subject to subsection (2), the long-term care ombudsman or local ombudsman shall must have access without advance notice to any long-term care facility, including private access to any resident, for the purpose of meeting with residents, investigating and resolving complaints, and advising residents on their rights.
(2) Access must be granted to the long-term care ombudsman or local ombudsman during normal visiting hours (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and to the long-term care ombudsman during normal visiting hours and to the long-term care ombudsman at any time he considers. A local ombudsman may have access after normal visiting hours with approval, directions, and oversight of the long-term care ombudsman when necessary to perform the duties described in 52-3-603.
(3) The ombudsman shall carry out the duties described in 52-3-603 in a manner that is least disruptive to resident care and activities."
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