{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.3-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.3-2","heading":"Membership.","body":"The council shall be comprised of thirty-three (33) members, as follows: the lieutenant governor or designee; the director of the department of health or designee; the secretary of the executive office of health and human services or designee; the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or designee; the attorney general or designee; the director of the office of healthy aging or designee; the chair of the Rhode Island advisory commission on aging or designee; the director of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) or designee; the state long-term care ombudsman or designee; the president of the Rhode Island Senior Center Directors Association or designee; the executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association or designee; a representative of a not-for-profit long-term-care provider organization other than a nursing home owner and a representative of a long-term-care service provider that primarily serves persons with developmental disabilities, both to be appointed by the governor; a representative of an assisted living residence other than a nursing home, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a public member with no direct interest in long-term-care ownership representing a senior advocacy organization, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of the state program of all inclusive care for the elderly, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of senior housing, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a representative of a hospice provider organization, to be appointed by the senate president; a licensed home-care provider or a licensed home nursing care provider, to be appointed by the speaker; a representative of a community mental health center, to be appointed by the president of the senate; a registered nurse experienced in the care of the elderly, to be appointed by the governor; a representative of nonmanagerial nursing home employees, to be appointed by the president of the senate; two (2) members of the house, not more than one (1) from the same political party, to be appointed by the speaker; a nursing home owner, to be appointed by the speaker; two (2) members of the senate, not more than one from the same political party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one consumer of home- and community-based care or a caregiver of a consumer of home- and community-based care, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; one consumer of behavioral health services or a caregiver of a consumer of behavioral health services, to be appointed by the speaker; a member of the public representing the interests of parents of children with special care needs, to be appointed by the governor; a person with developmental disabilities or a representative of an organization that advocates for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor; a general physician or advanced practice nurse with experience in serving persons with long-term care and behavioral health needs, to be appointed by the president of the senate; and a representative of a managed care health insurer providing long-term support and services, to be appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall serve two-year (2) terms, expiring on the second anniversary of each individual’s appointment or on the date that their respective successors are appointed and qualified, whichever is later.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.3 Long-Term Care Coordinating Council"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.3/23-17.3-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:44Z","sha256":"615658c3d484fa6b0a8583c896febdd2c609d8edbbdb5cce006dfe4f94a5a7c5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.3-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}