Section 17b-338 - Long-Term Care Advisory Council. Membership. Duties(a) There is established a Long-Term Care Advisory Council which shall consist of the following: (1) The executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's designee; (2) the State Nursing Home Ombudsman, or the ombudsman's designee; (3) the president of the Coalition of Presidents of Resident Councils, or the president's designee; (4) the executive director of the Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut, or the executive director's designee; (5) the state president of AARP, or the president's designee; (6) one representative of a bargaining unit for health care employees, appointed by the president of the bargaining unit; (7) the president of LeadingAge Connecticut, Inc., or the president's designee; (8) the president of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, or the president's designee; (9) the president of the Connecticut Association of Residential Care Homes, or the president's designee; (10) the president of the Connecticut Hospital Association or the president's designee; (11) the executive director of the Connecticut Assisted Living Association or the executive director's designee; (12) the executive director of the Connecticut Association for Homecare or the executive director's designee; (13) the president of Connecticut Community Care, Inc. or the president's designee; (14) one member of the Connecticut Association of Area Agencies on Aging appointed by the agency; (15) the president of the Connecticut chapter of the Connecticut Alzheimer's Association; (16) one member of the Connecticut Association of Adult Day Centers appointed by the association; (17) the president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators, or the president's designee; (18) the president of the Connecticut Council for Persons with Disabilities, or the president's designee; (19) the president of the Connecticut Association of Community Action Agencies, or the president's designee; (20) a personal care attendant appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (21) a person who, in a home setting, cares for a person with a disability and is appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (22) three persons with a disability appointed one each by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (23) a legislator who is a member of the Long-Term Care Planning Committee; (24) one member who is a nonunion home health aide appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and (25) the executive director of the nonprofit entity designated by the Governor in accordance with section 46a-10b to serve as the Connecticut protection and advocacy system or the executive director's designee.(b) The council shall advise and make recommendations to the Long-Term Care Planning Committee established under section 17b-337.(c) The Long-Term Care Advisory Council shall seek recommendations from persons with disabilities or persons receiving long-term care services who reflect the socio--economic diversity of the state.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-338
( P.A. 98-239 , S. 29 , 35 ; P.A. 00-135 , S. 20 , 21 ; P.A. 02-100 , S. 1 , 2 ; P.A. 12-197 , S. 11 ; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 , S. 154 ; P.A. 17-96 , S. 19 ; P.A. 18-55 , S. 8 .)
Amended by P.A. 22-0140, S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 19-0117, S. 125 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.A. 18-0055, S. 8 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by P.A. 17-0096, S. 19 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.A. 16-0003, S. 154 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 16-0003, S. 131 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Special Session, eff. 6/2/2016.Amended by P.A. 12-0197, S. 11 of the the 2012 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2012.