                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS (§ 51.5-182)

In addition to its responsibilities for complaints regarding services provided
by long-term care facilities pursuant to the Older Americans Act, 42 U.S.C. §
3001 et seq., as amended, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall
investigate complaints regarding services provided by (i) licensed adult day
centers as defined in § 63.2-100, (ii) home care organizations as defined in §
32.1-162.7, (iii) hospice facilities as defined in § 32.1-162.1, (iv) providers
as defined in § 37.2-403, (v) state hospitals operated by the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and (vi) an area agency on aging
or any private nonprofit or proprietary agency providing services.
		Nothing in this section shall affect the services provided by local
departments of social services pursuant to § 63.2-1605.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 728; 2024, cc. 37, 150.