Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 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.