(a) A host agency must not:
(1) willfully interfere with the State Ombudsman or a representative of the Office performing any of the functions of the Ombudsman Program, which includes:
(2) retaliate against the State Ombudsman or a representative of the Office:
(3) have personnel policies or practices that prohibit a representative of the Office from performing the functions of the Ombudsman Program or from adhering to the requirements of the Older Americans Act, §712.
(b) A host agency must ensure that a governmental entity or nonprofit organization contracting with a host agency, as described in §88.2(16)(B) of this chapter (relating to Definitions), complies with subsection (a) of this section as if the entity or organization is a host agency.
(c) A host agency may require a representative of the Office to notify the host agency of:
(1) comments or recommendations made in accordance with §88.302(a)(1)(F) of this chapter; and
(2) subject to disclosure requirements in §88.304 of this chapter (relating to Disclosure of Confidential Information; Exclusion from Reporting Requirements Regarding Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation; and Provision of Records to the Office):
Source Note: The provisions of this §88.407 adopted to be effective April 5, 2018, 43 TexReg 2007