2011 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 8.5. MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT [9000 - 9757.5]
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions
Section 9717
(a) All advocacy programs and any programs similar in nature to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program that receive funding or official designation from the state shall cooperate with the office, where appropriate. These programs include, but are not limited to, the Patients Rights Advocacy Program within the State Department of Mental Health, Protection and Advocacy, Inc., and Department of Rehabilitation Client Assistance Program.
(b) The office shall maintain a close working relationship with the Legal Services Development Program for the Elderly within the department.
(c) In order to ensure the provision of counsel for patients, residents, and clients of long-term care facilities, the department shall seek to establish effective coordination between the office and programs that provide legal services for the elderly, including, but not limited to, programs that are funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation or under the federal Older Americans Act, as amended.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
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