GENERAL COUNSEL, ADVOCACY

Definition

Under the administrative direction of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman, shall formulate policy and render legal services in accordance with the legislative mandate to advocate for elderly adults and other long-term care consumers. Such advocacy services shall include the formulation of agency policy, the provision of legal advice, the attending to and dealing with all litigation, controversies, and legal matters in which the office may be a party or in which its rights and interests may be inv...