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STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS : Chapter 27G

• 1 : Legislative findings and declarations
• 2 : Definitions.
• 3 : Ombudsperson for the Institutionalized Elderly.
• 4 : Ombudsperson, qualifications, appointment.
• 5 : Duties and powers
• 5.1 : Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly, duties
• 6 : Objective of office of ombudsman
• 7 : Complaints; eliciting, receiving, processing, responding to and resolving; disposition
• 7.1 : Report of suspected abuse
• 7.2 : Investigation by ombudsman.
• 7.3 : Preparation, distribution of consent form for release of reports.
• 8 : Investigations
• 8.1 : Registry of reports
• 9 : Duties, recommendations and annual report of office
• 10 : Volunteers and volunteer programs; councils or other forums for discussion on development and use of facilities
• 11 : Patients, residents or clients; communications with office; written notice about office; informing about rights and entitlements
• 12 : Cooperation and assistance from government agencies
• 13 : Confidentiality of information; exceptions; violations; penalty; privileged communications
• 14 : No reprisals
• 15 : Review of office by legislature
• 16 : Severability
• 20 : Short title
• 21 : Findings, declarations
• 22 : Definitions
• 23 : Office of Public Guardian for Elderly Adults
• 24 : Appointment of public guardian
• 25 : Public guardian as administrator and chief executive officer; powers and duties
• 25.1 : Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults, duties
• 26 : Eligibility for services; petition for appointment by person with responsibility for eligible elderly person; limitation of powers in order
• 27 : Administrative costs, commissions and fees of public guardian's services and costs of appointment procedure
• 27.1 : Lien on estate of elderly person for services of public guardian
• 28 : Consideration of ward's beliefs
• 29 : Grants of authority
• 29.1 : Maximum caseload
• 30 : Discharge by court; petition
• 31 : Cost, fee waiver permitted
• 32 : Findings, declarations relative to elderly, incapacitated adults.
• 33 : Requirements for service as guardian.
• 34 : Ineligiblity for registration as professional guardian.
• 35 : Existing agreements, void, exceptions.
• 36 : Application, annual registration fees.
• 37 : Criminal background checks for professional guardians.
• 38 : Information provided for background checks.
• 39 : Applicant to assume cost of background checks.
• 40 : Statewide registry of registered professional guardians; information included.
• 41 : Suspension, revocation of registration as professional guardian.
• 42 : Registered Professional Guardian Fund; use, fees.
• 43 : Rules, regulations; Rules of Court.

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