Sec. 13. There shall be a single State-wide, toll-free telephone number established and maintained by the Department which all persons, whether or not mandated by law, m.
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Sec. 13. There shall be a single State-wide, toll-free telephone number established and maintained by the Department which all persons, whether or not mandated by law, may use to report suspected long term care facility resident abuse or neglect at any hour of the day or night, on any day of the week. Any other person may use the State-wide number to obtain assistance or information concerning the handling of long term care facility resident abuse and neglect cases. The Department shall establish standards and procedures for using the State wide number, and shall take appropriate steps to ensure that all persons required to make reports under Section 4, as well as members of the general public, are aware of those standards and procedures.