{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-54","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-8-54","heading":"Duties of community ombudsmen.","body":"Pursuant to policies and procedures established by the state ombudsman, the community ombudsmen shall:\n(1) Learn about the general conditions affecting residents of long-term care facilities and work for the best interest of these residents;\n(2) Receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of long-term care facilities;\n(3) Collect data about the number and types of complaints handled; and\n(4) Report regularly to the state ombudsman about the data collected and the activities of the community ombudsmen.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 8 Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients","Article 3 Long-term Care Ombudsman Program"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"f3e2932b3b2330a468414dcc8c1067c286b5fcb277e63f1a5ffd43680e5710c7","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-53","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}