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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

     Introduced By: Representatives Messier, Ackerman, Casimiro, J. Brien, and Fellela

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2023

     Referred To: House Health & Human Services

     (Lieutenant Governor)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Sections 23-17.3-2 and 23-17.3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17.3

entitled "Long-Term Care Coordinating Council" are hereby amended to read as follows:

     23-17.3-2. Membership.

     The council shall be comprised of thirty-three (33) members, as follows: the lieutenant

governor or designee; the director of the department of health or designee; the secretary of the

executive office of health and human services or designee; the director of the department of

behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or designee; the attorney general or

designee; the director of the office of healthy aging or designee; the chair of the Rhode Island

advisory commission on aging or designee; the director of the Rhode Island Chapter of the

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) or designee; the state long-term care

ombudsman or designee; the president of the Rhode Island Senior Center Directors Association or

designee; the executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association or

designee; a representative of a not-for-profit long-term-care provider organization other than a

nursing home owner and a representative of a long-term-care service provider that primarily serves

persons with developmental disabilities, both to be appointed by the governor; a representative of

an assisted living residence other than a nursing home, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor;

a public member with no direct interest in long-term-care ownership representing a senior advocacy

organization, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of the state program of all inclusive

care for the elderly, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of senior housing,

to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of a hospice provider organization, to

be appointed by the senate president; a licensed home-care provider or a licensed home nursing

care provider, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of a community mental health center,

to be appointed by the president of the senate; a registered nurse experienced in the care of the

elderly, to be appointed by the governor; a representative of nonmanagerial nursing home

employees, to be appointed by the president of the senate; two (2) members of the house, not more

than one (1) from the same political party, to be appointed by the speaker; a nursing home owner,

to be appointed by the speaker; two (2) members of the senate, not more than one from the same

political party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one consumer of home- and

community-based care or a caregiver of a consumer of home- and community-based care, to be

appointed by the lieutenant governor; one consumer of behavioral health services or a caregiver of

a consumer of behavioral health services, to be appointed by the speaker; a member of the public

representing the interests of parents of children with special care needs, to be appointed by the

governor; a person with developmental disabilities or a representative of an organization that

advocates for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, to be appointed by the lieutenant

governor; a general physician or advanced practice nurse with experience in serving persons with

long-term care and behavioral health needs, to be appointed by the president of the senate; and a

representative of a managed care health insurer providing long-term support and services, to be

appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall serve two-year (2) terms, expiring on

the second anniversary of each individual’s appointment or on the date that their respective

successors are appointed and qualified, whichever is later. A quorum shall consist of twelve (12)

members of the council.

     23-17.3-3. Organization — Officers.

     The lieutenant governor shall serve as chair of the council. The members of the council

shall elect from among themselves a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. The elected

officers shall serve one-year terms and shall be eligible to succeed themselves.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

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     This act would provide that the lieutenant governor serve as the chairperson of the long-

term care coordinating council and provides that a quorum of the council consist of twelve (12)

members of the council.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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