231.45  Certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman program.
  1.  The department shall establish a certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman program in accordance with the federal Act to provide assistance to the state and local long-term care ombudsmen.
  2.  The department shall develop and implement a certification process for volunteer long-term care ombudsmen including but not limited to an application process, provision for background checks, classroom or on-site training, orientation, and continuing education.
  3.   Unless specifically excluded, the provisions of section 231.42 relating to local long-term care ombudsmen shall apply to certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen.
  4.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
2012 Acts, ch 1133, §97; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §25