---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1397m–2"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "1397m–2"
heading: "Long-term care ombudsman program grants and training"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/1397m-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 7 — Social Security"
  - "Subchapter XX — Block Grants and Programs for Social Services and Elder Justice"
  - "Division B — Elder Justice"
  - "Part II — Programs To Promote Elder Justice"
---

# §1397m–2. Long-term care ombudsman program grants and training

- (a) **Grants to support the long-term care ombudsman program—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-6) shall make [grants](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=10) to [eligible entities](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=7) with relevant expertise and experience in [abuse](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=1) and [neglect](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=16) in [long-term care facilities](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=15) or [long-term care](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=14-A) ombudsman programs and responsibilities, for the purpose of—
    - (A) improving the capacity of [State long-term care ombudsman](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=22) programs to respond to and resolve complaints about [abuse](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=1) and [neglect](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=16);
    - (B) conducting pilot programs with [State long-term care ombudsman](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=22) offices or local ombudsman entities; and
    - (C) providing support for such [State long-term care ombudsman](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=22) programs and such pilot programs (such as through the establishment of a national [long-term care](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=14-A) ombudsman resource center).
  - (2) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection—
    - (A) for [fiscal year](/usc/42/619.md?p=3) 2011, $5,000,000;
    - (B) for [fiscal year](/usc/42/619.md?p=3) 2012, $7,500,000; and
    - (C) for each of [fiscal years](/usc/42/619.md?p=3) 2013 and 2014, $10,000,000.
- (b) **Ombudsman training programs—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-6) shall establish programs to provide and improve ombudsman training with respect to [elder](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=5) [abuse](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=1), [neglect](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=16), and [exploitation](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=8) for national organizations and [State long-term care ombudsman](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=22) programs.
  - (2) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, for each of [fiscal years](/usc/42/619.md?p=3) 2011 through 2014, $10,000,000.

## Source credit

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XX, § 2043, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title VI, § 6703(a)(1)(C), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 796.)