N.Y. Public Health Law § 4603: Continuing care retirement community council; powers and duties

§ 4603. Continuing care retirement community council; powers and

duties. 1. The continuing care retirement community council is hereby

established, to consist of the following, or their designees: the

attorney general; the commissioner; the director of the office for the

aging; and eight public members appointed by the governor. Such public

members shall be representative of the public, and have a demonstrated

expertise or interest in continuing care retirement communities;

provided that no more than one such member shall be a sponsor, owner,

operator, manager, member of a board of directors, or shareholder of a

continuing care retirement community. At least two public members shall

be residents of a continuing care retirement community. At least one of

the public members shall be a representative of an organization with

demonstrated experience in representing the interests of senior

citizens. The public members of the council shall have fixed terms of

four years. The council shall be chaired by the commissioner or the

designee of such commissioner.

(a) Members of such council shall serve without compensation for their

services as members of the council, except that each of them may be

allowed the necessary and actual expenses which such member shall incur

in the performance of their duties under this article.

(b) A majority of the appointed voting membership of the council shall

constitute a quorum.

2. The council shall meet as often as the commissioner may deem

necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. The council shall have the

following powers and duties:

a. to advise the commissioner on policy matters related to the

establishment and operation of continuing care retirement communities;

b. to advise the commissioner in the development of the state's

overall policy regarding continuing care retirement communities and

cause studies and research to be conducted as it may deem advisable and

necessary; and

c. to make any other recommendations to the commissioner as may be

necessary to encourage or further regulate the development of continuing

care retirement communities.