Local Rule RULE 2007.2-1: APPOINTMENT OF PATIENT CARE OMBUDSMAN IN A HEALTH CARE BUSINESS CASE

RULE 2007.2-1. APPOINTMENT OF PATIENT CARE OMBUDSMAN IN A HEALTH CARE BUSINESS CASE

(a) (a) If the Court has not ordered the appointment of an ombudsman or has ordered the termination of the appointment of an ombudsman, the Court may, on its own motion, subsequently order such appointment at any time during the case if the Court finds that the appointment of ana patient care ombudsman has become necessary to protect patients.

(b) (b) A verified statement of a patient care ombudsman filed pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2007.2 shall comply with MLBR 2014-1(b) and shall include the following representation: "I shall amend this statement immediately upon my learning that (A) any of the within representations are incorrect or (B) there is any change of circumstances relating thereto."a).

(c) (c) The United States trustee shall serve notice of appointment of a patient care ombudsman and the verified statement required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2007.2(c) upon the debtor, the trustee, any committee elected under 11 U.S.C. § 705 or appointed under 11 U.S.C. § 1102 of the Code or its authorized agent, (or, if the case is a chapter 9 municipality case or a chapter 11 reorganization case and no committee of unsecured creditorsnone has been appointed under 11 U.S. C. § 1102, on, the creditors included on the list of creditors filed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(d), any party)), all attorneys and parties who hashave filed an appearance, and such other entities as the Court may direct.

(d) (d) A party opposing the appointment of a patient care ombudsman on the ground that the proposed patient care ombudsman is not disinterested or on any other ground shall file an opposition to the appointment within seven (7) days after service of the notice of the appointment of the patient care ombudsman and shall serve such opposition on the United States trustee, the debtor, the trustee, any committee elected under 11 U.S.C. § 705 or appointed under 11 U.S.C. § 1102 of the Code or its authorized agent, (or, if the case is a chapter 9 municipality case or a chapter 11 reorganization case and no committee of unsecured creditorsnone has been appointed under § 1102, on, the creditors included on the list of creditors filed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(d), any party), all attorneys and parties who hashave filed an appearance, and such other entities as the Court may direct.