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addressing patterns or recurrent problems with the State's | Medicaid program; |
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| C.__Receive, investigate and resolve inquiries, complaints, | problems or requests for information and assistance | regarding the State's Medicaid services; |
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| D.__Serve as a liaison for communication between | individuals; |
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| E.__Coordinate information and make referrals for services | to relevant state agencies or other organizations when | appropriate; |
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| F.__ Market and operate a toll-free telephone number for | individuals involved in the Medicaid program; |
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| G.__Provide a range of alternative dispute resolution | methods to individuals, including the pursuit of legal | remedies when appropriate; |
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| H.__Advise, consult and assist the executive and legislative | branches on activities of State Government relating to | Medicaid and recommend improvements to the quality of | Medicaid services in State Government; and |
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| I.__Make annual reports relating to the activities of the | ombudsman program to the department and the joint standing | committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over human | services. |
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| | 3.__Access to files and records.__The ombudsman program has | access, limited only by the law, to the files, records and | personnel of the department or any agency or entity administered, | licensed or funded by the department for the purposes of | investigation of an inquiry or complaint.__The ombudsman may also | enter the premises of the department or any agency or entity | administered, licensed or funded by the department for the | purposes of investigation of an inquiry or complaint. |
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| | 4.__Confidentiality of records.__Information or records | maintained by the ombudsman program relating to a complaint or | investigation may not be disclosed unless the ombudsman | authorizes the disclosure.__The ombudsman may not disclose the | identity of any complainant unless the complainant or a legal | representative of the complainant consents in writing to the | disclosure or a court orders the disclosure. A complainant or a | legal representative of the complainant, in providing the | consent, may specify to whom the identity may be disclosed and | for what purposes, in which event no other disclosure is | authorized. |
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