{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5l-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5L-6","heading":"Establishment of regional long-term care ombudsman programs.","body":"(a) The state commission on aging shall designate and maintain regional long-term care ombudsman programs encompassing all planning and development areas of the state under the direction of the state long-term care ombudsman. Any regional long-term care ombudsman program so designated and maintained shall be a representative of the state long-term care ombudsman program.\n(b) In order to be so designated, a regional long-term care ombudsman program shall meet the following requirements: (1) It shall have no pecuniary, licensing, or organizational interest with long-term care facilities or an association thereof; and (2) it shall (i) maintain a private, nonprofit status as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (ii) function as a local or regional government agency.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5L. LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5L-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:21Z","sha256":"cc01e7552dcdcb52de19b0815d365b462362f4b4a08ecf52327783c72a46699c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5l-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5l-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}