2014 Iowa Code
TITLE VI - HUMAN SERVICES
SUBTITLE 4 - ELDERS
CHAPTER 231 - DEPARTMENT ON AGING — OLDER IOWANS
SECTION 231.45 - Certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman program.
231.45 Certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman program.
1. The department shall establish a certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman program in accordance with the federal Act to provide assistance to the state and local long-term care ombudsmen.
2. The department shall develop and implement a certification process for volunteer long-term care ombudsmen including but not limited to an application process, provision for background checks, classroom or on-site training, orientation, and continuing education.
3. Unless specifically excluded, the provisions of section 231.42 relating to local long-term care ombudsmen shall apply to certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen.
4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
2012 Acts, ch 1133, §97; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §25
Referred to in §135C.1, 225C.4, 231.4
Section amended
231.46 through 231.50 Reserved.
SUBCHAPTER VI PROGRAMS
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