Section 43-35-310 - Council created; membership; filling vacancies(A) There is created the Adult Protection Coordinating Council under the auspices of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and is comprised of: (1) one member from the institutional care service provision system who is a consumer or a family member of a consumer of that system and one member from the home and community-based service provision system who is a consumer or a family member of a consumer of that system, both of whom must be appointed by the council for terms of two years; and(2) these members who shall serve ex officio: (a) Attorney General or a designee;(b) Office on Aging, Executive Director, or a designee;(c) Criminal Justice Academy, Executive Director, or a designee;(d) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Commissioner, or a designee;(e) State Department of Mental Health, Director, or a designee;(f) South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Director, or a designee;(g) Adult Protective Services Program, Director, or a designee;(h) South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Executive Director, or a designee;(i) Police Chiefs' Association, President, or a designee;(j) South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination, Executive Director, or a designee;(k) Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., Executive Director, or a designee;(l) South Carolina Sheriff's Association, Executive Director, or a designee;(m) South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Chief, or a designee;(n) Long Term Care Ombudsman or a designee;(o) South Carolina Medical Association, Executive Director, or a designee;(p) South Carolina Health Care Association, Executive Director, or a designee;(q) South Carolina Home Care Association, Executive Director, or a designee;(r) South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Director, or a designee;(s) executive director or president of a provider association for home and community-based services selected by the members of the council for terms of two years, or a designee;(t) South Carolina Court Administration, Executive Director, or a designee;(u) executive director or president of a residential care facility organization selected by the members of council for terms of two years, or a designee.(B) Vacancies on the council must be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.Amended by 2012 S.C. Acts, Act No. 239 (HB 4513), s 1, eff. 6/18/2012.1993 Act No. 110, Section 1, eff three months after June 11, 1993.