2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 — Public health and safety
RS 40:2191 — Advisory committee on hospice care; creation; terms; officers; functions
§2191. Advisory Committee on Hospice Care; creation; terms; officers; functions
A.(1) The Advisory Committee on Hospice Care is hereby created and shall be composed of nine members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, to assist the Department of Health and Hospitals in the administration of the provisions of this Part.
(2) The Louisiana Hospice Organization shall submit three names for each of the following categories from which the governor will appoint one representative:
(a) Physicians involved in the delivery of hospice care.
(b) Administrators actively engaged in the operation of a hospice program.
(c) Registered nurses responsible for the coordination of hospice patient care.
(d) Medical social workers with a master's degree in social work involved in the delivery of hospice care.
(e) Spiritual counselors involved in the delivery of hospice care.
(f) Volunteers actively involved in the delivery of hospice care.
(g) Consumers who have been recipients of hospice services.
(h) Representatives from the business community with an interest in hospice care.
(3) The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals or his designee shall be a member of the committee.
B. Three of the initial appointments shall be for three years, three for two years, and two for one year. Subsequent appointments shall be for three years.
C. The committee may elect from its membership a chairman, secretary, and such other officers as it deems necessary. Members of the committee shall serve without pay, per diem, or reimbursement for travel expenses. Five members of the committee will constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
D. The committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the Department of Health and Hospitals to advise and make recommendations regarding matters concerning hospice services and implementation of the provisions of this Part.
Acts 1988, No. 941, §2.
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