2023 -- H 5867
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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
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 COORDINATI NG
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 1
entitled "Long-Term Care Coordinating Council" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2
23-17.3-2. Membership. 3
The council shall be comprised of thirty-three (33) members, as follows: the lieutenant 4
governor or designee; the director of the department of health or designee; the secretary of the 5
executive office of health and human services or designee; the director of the department of 6
behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or designee; the attorney general or 7
designee; the director of the office of healthy aging or designee; the chair of the Rhode Island 8
advisory commission on aging or designee; the director of the Rhode Island Chapter of the 9
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) or designee; the state long-term care 10
ombudsman or designee; the president of the Rhode Island Senior Center Directors Association or 11
designee; the executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association or 12
designee; a representative of a not-for-profit long-term-care provider organization other than a 13
nursing home owner and a representative of a long-term-care service provider that primarily serves 14
persons with developmental disabilities, both to be appointed by the governor; a representative of 15
an assisted living residence other than a nursing home, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; 16
a public member with no direct interest in long-term-care ownership representing a senior advocacy 17
organization, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of the state program of all inclusive 18
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care for the elderly, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of senior housing, 1
to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of a hospice provider organization, to 2
be appointed by the senate president; a licensed home-care provider or a licensed home nursing 3
care provider, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of a community mental health center, 4
to be appointed by the president of the senate; a registered nurse experienced in the care of the 5
elderly, to be appointed by the governor; a representative of nonmanagerial nursing home 6
employees, to be appointed by the president of the senate; two (2) members of the house, not more 7
than one (1) from the same political party, to be appointed by the speaker; a nursing home owner, 8
to be appointed by the speaker; two (2) members of the senate, not more than one from the same 9
political party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one consumer of home- and 10
community-based care or a caregiver of a consumer of home- and community-based care, to be 11
appointed by the lieutenant governor; one consumer of behavioral health services or a caregiver of 12
a consumer of behavioral health services, to be appointed by the speaker; a member of the public 13
representing the interests of parents of children with special care needs, to be appointed by the 14
governor; a person with developmental disabilities or a representative of an organization that 15
advocates for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, to be appointed by the lieutenant 16
governor; a general physician or advanced practice nurse with experience in serving persons with 17
long-term care and behavioral health needs, to be appointed by the president of the senate; and a 18
representative of a managed care health insurer providing long-term support and services, to be 19
appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall serve two-year (2) terms, expiring on 20
the second anniversary of each individual’s appointment or on the date that their respective 21
successors are appointed and qualified, whichever is later. A quorum shall consist of twelve (12) 22
members of the council. 23
23-17.3-3. Organization — Officers. 24
The lieutenant governor shall serve as chair of the council. The members of the council 25
shall elect from among themselves a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. The elected 26
officers shall serve one-year terms and shall be eligible to succeed themselves. 27
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 28
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATI NG
COUNCIL
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This act would provide that the lieutenant governor serve as the chairperson of the long-1
term care coordinating council and provides that a quorum of the council consist of twelve (12) 2
members of the council. 3
This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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