2014 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Article 73 STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
75-7308 Ombudsman right of entry to facilities; access to patients.
75-7308. Ombudsman right of entry to facilities; access to patients. (a) An ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman is hereby authorized to enter any facility and any area within such facility at any time with or without prior notice and shall have access to the residents of a facility at all times.
(b) An ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman shall notify immediately the person in charge of a facility upon arrival and shall present appropriate identification.
(c) Residents shall have the right to request, deny or terminate visits with an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman.
History: L. 1980, ch. 291, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 101, § 9; June 14.
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