2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-2217. Oklahoma Long-term Care Services and Supports Advisory Committee.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Long-term Care Services and Supports Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Committee shall be to develop a long-range plan for long-term care service and supports, the financial impact of these services, and stable, sustainable funding to support projected growth of these services in the state in the future. The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. Two members representing for-profit nursing homes, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

2. Two members representing not-for-profit nursing homes, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

3. Four members representing each sector of home- and community-based services as follows:

a.the members representing The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and home care to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and

b.the members representing ADvantage waiver and adult day care to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

4. Two members representing the State Council on Aging, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

5. One member representing a volunteer from the Office of the State Ombudsman, to be appointed by the Governor; and

6. Two members representing the general public who shall have no financial interest in long-term care nor any personal relationship with any long-term care provider, to be appointed by the Governor.

B. No state employee shall be eligible for membership on the Committee.

C. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies in a position shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The members of the Committee shall elect a Chairperson at its initial meeting.

D. The Committee shall hold its first meeting no later than November 1, 2018, shall meet monthly, and shall publish a report of its final plan no later than November 1, 2019, the date on which members' terms shall end.

E. The Committee may use the expertise and services of the staff of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

F. Proceedings of all meetings of the Committee shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

Added by Laws 2018, c. 154, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.