17—8.2 (231) Purpose.
	 8.2(1) General rule. The department shall operate a statewide long-term care resident’s advocate/ombudsman program in cooperation with appropriate state and local agencies such as the department of inspections and appeals, the department of human services, and the AAAs.
	 8.2(2) Resident advocate committee and volunteer long-term care ombudsman program administration. The program shall include the administration of the resident advocate committee program identified in Iowa Code section 231.4 and the volunteer long-term care ombudsman program identified in Section 712(5) of the Older Americans Act.
[ARC 8489B, IAB 1/27/10, effective 1/7/10]