The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 7502)
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§ 7502. Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman established
The Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman is established in the Department of Disabilities,
Aging, and Independent Living to represent the interests of older persons and persons
with disabilities under 60 years of age receiving long-term care in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter and the Older Americans Act. Subject to the provisions
of 42 U.S.C. § 3058g, the Department may operate the Office and carry out the program directly or by contract
or other arrangement with any public agency or nonprofit private organization. The
Office shall be headed by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. (Added 1989, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 56, § 3, eff. June 13, 2005; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 139; 2017, No. 23, § 1.)