Section 15.01.03.031 - DESIGNATION OF AUTHORITY OF AAAThe Office shall designate an entity as a local ombudsman.
01.Designation of Authority. Each AAA shall directly provide, through a contract agreement with the ICOA, a local ombudsman program employing at least one (1) full-time local ombudsman whose function is to carry out the duties of the Office. AAAs I, II, IV, V and VI shall employ one (1) full-time local ombudsman; AAA III shall employ two (2) full-time local ombudsmen. An AAA may petition the Office in writing for a waiver of this requirement.02.Grounds for Revocation or Termination. In revoking a designated local ombudsman program, the Office shall provide due process in accordance with applicable law and IDAPA 04.11.01, Section 000, et seq., "Idaho Rules of Administrative Procedure of the Attorney General."a. Following termination of a local ombudsman program, the Office shall perform the duties of the local program and withdraw funding for the local program for the remainder of the funding period.b. An AAA's appeal of the Office's termination of its local ombudsman program shall be governed by the Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedures in Claims Relating to Contracts and Grants Funded under Title III, OAA.Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.01.03.031