Cal. WIC § 9726.1
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 9726.1, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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(a) The office and approved organizations may do any of the following:
(1) Advise the public of any inspection report, statements of deficiency, and plans of correction, for any long-term care facilities within its service area.
(2) Promote visitation programs to long-term care facilities within its service area.
(3) Establish and assist in the development of resident, family, and friends’ councils.
(4) Sponsor other community involvement in long-term care facilities.
(5) Present community education and training programs to long-term care facilities, human service workers, families, and the general public, about long-term care and residents’ rights issues.
(b) Those programs created under this section that are held in a facility shall be developed in consultation with the facility. If the facility and the ombudsman cannot agree on these programs, the State Ombudsman may assist in resolving the dispute.
(1) Advise the public of any inspection report, statements of deficiency, and plans of correction, for any long-term care facilities within its service area.
(2) Promote visitation programs to long-term care facilities within its service area.
(3) Establish and assist in the development of resident, family, and friends’ councils.
(4) Sponsor other community involvement in long-term care facilities.
(5) Present community education and training programs to long-term care facilities, human service workers, families, and the general public, about long-term care and residents’ rights issues.
(b) Those programs created under this section that are held in a facility shall be developed in consultation with the facility. If the facility and the ombudsman cannot agree on these programs, the State Ombudsman may assist in resolving the dispute.
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