N.J. Admin. Code § 17:41-1.1
Within the Office is the State Long-Term Care Ombudsperson, whose duty is to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints concerning certain health-care facilities serving the elderly, to oversee programs within the Office, and to initiate actions to secure, preserve, and promote the health, safety, and welfare, and the civil and human rights, of the elderly patients, residents, and clients of such facilities. The Ombudsperson for the Institutionalized Elderly has been designated the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. §§ 3058 g et seq. The Office of the Ombudsperson for the Institutionalized Elderly is responsible for securing, preserving, and promoting the health, safety, and welfare of New Jersey's elderly population, through investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; legislative and regulatory advocacy; policy work; and education and outreach.
N.J. Admin. Code § 17:41-1.1