[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1321.9]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1321_GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_State Agency Responsibilities
 
Sec.  1321.9  Organization and staffing of the State agency.

    (a) The State shall designate a sole State agency to develop and 
administer the State plan required under this part and serve as the 
effective visible advocate for the elderly within the State.

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    (b) The State agency shall have an adequate number of qualified 
staff to carry out the functions prescribed in this part.
    (c) The State agency shall have within the State agency, or shall 
contract or otherwise arrange with another agency or organization, as 
permitted by section 307(a)(12)(A), an Office of the State Long-Term 
Care Ombudsman, with a full-time State ombudsman and such other staff as 
are appropriate.
    (d) If a State statute establishes a State ombudsman program which 
will perform the functions of section 307(a)(12) of the Act, the State 
agency continues to be responsible to assure that all of the 
requirements of the Act for this program are met regardless of the State 
legislation or source of funds. In such cases, the Governor shall 
confirm this through an assurance in the State plan.