Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5867 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATI NG
16	16	COUNCIL
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Messier, Ackerman, Casimiro, J. Brien, and Fellela
18	18	Date Introduced: March 01, 2023
19	19	Referred To: House Health & Human Services
20	20	(Lieutenant Governor)
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Sections 23-17.3-2 and 23-17.3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17.3 1
24	24	entitled "Long-Term Care Coordinating Council" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2
25	25	23-17.3-2. Membership. 3
26	26	The council shall be comprised of thirty-three (33) members, as follows: the lieutenant 4
27	27	governor or designee; the director of the department of health or designee; the secretary of the 5
28	28	executive office of health and human services or designee; the director of the department of 6
29	29	behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or designee; the attorney general or 7
30	30	designee; the director of the office of healthy aging or designee; the chair of the Rhode Island 8
31	31	advisory commission on aging or designee; the director of the Rhode Island Chapter of the 9
32	32	American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) or designee; the state long-term care 10
33	33	ombudsman or designee; the president of the Rhode Island Senior Center Directors Association or 11
34	34	designee; the executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association or 12
35	35	designee; a representative of a not-for-profit long-term-care provider organization other than a 13
36	36	nursing home owner and a representative of a long-term-care service provider that primarily serves 14
37	37	persons with developmental disabilities, both to be appointed by the governor; a representative of 15
38	38	an assisted living residence other than a nursing home, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; 16
39	39	a public member with no direct interest in long-term-care ownership representing a senior advocacy 17
40	40	organization, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of the state program of all inclusive 18
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44	44	care for the elderly, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of senior housing, 1
45	45	to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of a hospice provider organization, to 2
46	46	be appointed by the senate president; a licensed home-care provider or a licensed home nursing 3
47	47	care provider, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of a community mental health center, 4
48	48	to be appointed by the president of the senate; a registered nurse experienced in the care of the 5
49	49	elderly, to be appointed by the governor; a representative of nonmanagerial nursing home 6
50	50	employees, to be appointed by the president of the senate; two (2) members of the house, not more 7
51	51	than one (1) from the same political party, to be appointed by the speaker; a nursing home owner, 8
52	52	to be appointed by the speaker; two (2) members of the senate, not more than one from the same 9
53	53	political party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one consumer of home- and 10
54	54	community-based care or a caregiver of a consumer of home- and community-based care, to be 11
55	55	appointed by the lieutenant governor; one consumer of behavioral health services or a caregiver of 12
56	56	a consumer of behavioral health services, to be appointed by the speaker; a member of the public 13
57	57	representing the interests of parents of children with special care needs, to be appointed by the 14
58	58	governor; a person with developmental disabilities or a representative of an organization that 15
59	59	advocates for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, to be appointed by the lieutenant 16
60	60	governor; a general physician or advanced practice nurse with experience in serving persons with 17
61	61	long-term care and behavioral health needs, to be appointed by the president of the senate; and a 18
62	62	representative of a managed care health insurer providing long-term support and services, to be 19
63	63	appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall serve two-year (2) terms, expiring on 20
64	64	the second anniversary of each individual’s appointment or on the date that their respective 21
65	65	successors are appointed and qualified, whichever is later. A quorum shall consist of twelve (12) 22
66	66	members of the council. 23
67	67	23-17.3-3. Organization — Officers. 24
68	68	The lieutenant governor shall serve as chair of the council. The members of the council 25
69	69	shall elect from among themselves a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. The elected 26
70	70	officers shall serve one-year terms and shall be eligible to succeed themselves. 27
71	71	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 28
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78	78	EXPLANATION
79	79	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
80	80	OF
81	81	A N A C T
82	82	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATI NG
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85	85	This act would provide that the lieutenant governor serve as the chairperson of the long-1
86	86	term care coordinating council and provides that a quorum of the council consist of twelve (12) 2
87	87	members of the council. 3
88	88	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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