81-2261. Department; duties.
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The department shall ensure that:
(1)No individual involved in the designation of the state long-term care ombudsman has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility;
(2)No state long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman advocate has a pecuniary or other interest in a long-term care facility;
(3)Mechanisms are in place to identify and remedy all such or other similar conflicts; and
(4)The office has the ability to pursue administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies on behalf of residents.