WIC § 9726.1

(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.