Chapter 067
2017 -- H 6144 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED
Enacted 06/29/2017

A N   A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL

Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, McNamara, Hull, Costantino, and Slater
Date Introduced: April 26, 2017

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 23-17.3-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17.3 entitled "Long-
term-Care Coordinating Council" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     23-17.3-2. Membership.
     The council shall be comprised of forty-one (41) thirty-three (33) members, as follows:
the lieutenant governor or designee; the secretary of state or designee; the director of the
department of health or designee; the director secretary of the department 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 department division of elderly affairs or designee; the chair of the Rhode Island advisory
commission on aging or designee; the president director of the Rhode Island Chapter of the
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) or designee; the director of the Alliance for
Long-term Care 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 mental retardation or developmental
disabilities, both to be appointed by the governor; and a representative of an assisted living
residence other than a nursing home, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative
of a not-for-profit nursing home to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; five (5) citizens of
the state with no direct or indirect interest in nursing home ownership who have demonstrated
concern for the care of the elderly, two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the lieutenant
governor, two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and
one of whom shall be appointed by the President of the senate; 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 an adult day care center the state program of all inclusive care
of the elderly, to be appointed by the speaker lieutenant governor; a representative of senior
housing, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of a not-for-profit home
health care agency hospice provider organization, to be appointed by the speaker senate president;
a licensed home-care provider or a licensed home nursing care provider, to be appointed by the
speaker; a representative of a for profit home health care agency to be appointed by the speaker;
and 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 lieutenant
governor president of the senate; three (3) two (2) members of the house, not more than two (2)
one 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 speaker from a list of three (3) submitted by the chairperson of the independent
living council lieutenant governor; one consumer of home and community based care to be
appointed by the president of the senate from a list of three (3) submitted by the chairperson of
the Governor's Council on Mental Health 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 president of the
senate governor; a family member of a person with developmental disabilities to be appointed by
the speaker of the house; 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 psychiatrist specializing in the medical problems of the
elderly, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor. Members of the general public may be
appointed in lieu of legislators, provided that at least one member shall be appointed from the
house and one from the senate, and the appointments shall be made by the same authority as for
the legislators supplanted 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 (2)-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.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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