In planning and operating the program, the state agency, in consultation with the State Ombudsman, shall consider the views of area agencies on aging, long-term care facility residents and providers of long-term care.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-883
( P.A. 99-176 , S. 16 , 24 ; P.A. 18-6 , S. 10 .)