Welfare and Institutions Code section 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.

Source: Section 9726.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=9726.­1.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2013; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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