Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2007.2

(a) IN GENERAL. In a Chapter 7, 9, or 11 case in which the debtor

is a health care business, the court must order the appointment

of a patient-care ombudsman under § 333—unless the court, on motion of the United States trustee or a party in interest, finds that

appointing one is not necessary to protect patients. The motion

must be filed within 21 days after the case was commenced or at

another time set by the court.

(b) DEFERRING THE APPOINTMENT. If the court has found that appointing an ombudsman is unnecessary, or has terminated the appointment, the court may, on motion of the United States trustee

or a party in interest, order an appointment later if it finds that

an appointment has become necessary to protect patients.

(c) GIVING NOTICE. When a patient-care ombudsman is appointed

under § 333, the United States trustee must promptly file a notice

of the appointment, including the name and address of the person

appointed. Unless that person is a State Long-Term-Care Ombudsman, the notice must be accompanied by a verified statement of

the person appointed setting forth that person’s connections with:

(1) the debtor;

(2) creditors;

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(3) patients;

(4) any other party in interest;

(5) the attorneys and accountants of those in (1)–(4);

(6) the United States trustee; or

(7) any person employed in the United States trustee’s office.

(d) T ERMINATING AN APPOINTMENT. On motion of the United

States trustee or a party in interest, the court may terminate a

patient-care ombudsman’s appointment that it finds to be unnecessary to protect patients.

(e) P ROCEDURE. Rule 9014 governs any motion under this Rule

2007.2. The motion must be sent to the United States trustee and

served on:

• the debtor;

• the trustee;

• any committee elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102,

or its authorized agent; and

• any other entity as the court orders.

In a Chapter 9 or 11 case, if no committee of unsecured creditors

has been appointed under § 1102, the motion must also be served on

the creditors included on the list filed under Rule 1007(d).

(Added Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; amended Mar. 26, 2009, eff.

Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)