{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-1397m-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 1397m–2","heading":"Long-term care ombudsman program grants and training","body":"(a) Grants to support the long-term care ombudsman program(1) In generalThe Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities with relevant expertise and experience in abuse and neglect in long-term care facilities or long-term care ombudsman programs and responsibilities, for the purpose of—(A) improving the capacity of State long-term care ombudsman programs to respond to and resolve complaints about abuse and neglect; (B) conducting pilot programs with State long-term care ombudsman offices or local ombudsman entities; and (C) providing support for such State long-term care ombudsman programs and such pilot programs (such as through the establishment of a national long-term care ombudsman resource center). (2) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection—(A) for fiscal year 2011, $5,000,000; (B) for fiscal year 2012, $7,500,000; and (C) for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, $10,000,000. (b) Ombudsman training programs(1) In generalThe Secretary shall establish programs to provide and improve ombudsman training with respect to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation for national organizations and State long-term care ombudsman programs. (2) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014, $10,000,000.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"db3342eea7fb380a0d61eb11b320b326608adadf2940cc534f3d779a01883d34","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-1397m-1","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-1397m-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}