Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 15 - AGING SERVICES
Chapter 6 - LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
Section 15-6-003 - DESIGNATION PROCEDURES

Universal Citation: 15 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 6 ยง 003

Current through September 17, 2024

A proposed Plan of Operation must be submitted by the agency to the Office to provide the services of a local long-term care ombudsman program within a planning and service area as described in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2213(6)

003.01 PLAN OF OPERATION. The proposed Plan of Operation must comply with the Act and these rules and regulations.

003.02 DENIAL. The Office may deny designation of a proposed Plan of Operation for any or all of the following reasons:

(A) Failure to submit a complete Plan of Operation as outlined in these rules and regulations;

(B) Failure to provide a Plan of Operation which is in conformance with the Act; or

(C) Failure to provide in the initial Plan of Operation a reasonable time frame for providing local long-term care ombudsman services.

003.03 PROVISIONAL DESIGNATION. The Office may provisionally designate a local long-term care ombudsman program for no more than 90 days provided.

The Office may provisionally designate a local long-term care ombudsman program for no more than 90 days provided

(A) The local long-term care ombudsman program has complied substantially with the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-2237 to 81-3364 and these rules and regulations;

(B) There is a strong likelihood that the sponsoring agency will be able to correct any areas of non-compliance within 60 days; and

(C) No person has been or is likely to be placed in a position where his or her life, livelihood, health, or property is placed in jeopardy by the continued operation of the local long-term care ombudsman program during the period the local long-term care ombudsman program is provisionally certified.

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