2015 Vermont Statutes
Title 33 - Human Services
Chapter 75 - State Long-term Care Ombudsman
§ 7501 Definitions
§ 7501. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Long-term care" means care or services received by an individual in a long-term care facility or provided to an individual under the long-term care Medicaid Section 1115 waiver.
(2) "Long-term care facility" means a residential care home or an assisted living residence or nursing home as defined by section 7102 of this title.
(3) "Office" means the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
(4) "Older person" means an individual who is 60 years of age or older.
(5) "Ombudsman" means an individual who intervenes on behalf of a private individual to resolve complaints and, in this chapter, refers to any person or organization designated by the State Ombudsman as part of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, in accordance with the Older Americans Act. (Added 1989, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 56, § 3, eff. June 13, 2005; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 94, eff. May 20, 2014.)
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