§ 20-10-301 - Creation -- Members. - Arkansas Statutes

20-10-301. Creation -- Members.

(a) (1) There is created the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board composed of ten (10) members selected as follows:

(A) One (1) member appointed by the Governor from the public at large;

(B) Two (2) members appointed by the Governor who shall be owners or administrators of long-term care nursing facilities selected from a list of nominees prepared by the Arkansas Health Care Association;

(C) One (1) member appointed by the Governor who shall be a doctor of medicine nominated by the Arkansas Medical Society;

(D) One (1) member appointed by the Governor who shall be a registered nurse with experience in geriatric nursing from a list provided by the Gerontological Council of the Arkansas State Nurses Association;

(E) One (1) member who shall be the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her appointed representative;

(F) One (1) member who shall be over sixty (60) years of age and represent the elderly. This person shall not be actively engaged in or retired from any occupation, profession, or industry to be regulated by the board. The member shall be appointed by the Governor from the state at large and subject to confirmation by the Senate;

(G) One (1) member who shall be the Director of the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her appointed representative;

(H) One (1) member appointed by the Governor who shall be a provider licensed by the Office of Long-Term Care to provide residential care or adult day-care services; and

(I) One (1) member from the Arkansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Inc., selected by the Governor.

(2) All members shall be appointed after consultation with the appropriate professional societies.

(3) The deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be an ex officio member and chair of the board, voting only in case of a tie vote.

(4) Only a member appointed under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section may have a financial interest in, be retired from, or be employed by any long-term care facility. However, a provider licensed by the Office of Long-Term Care appointed under subdivision (a)(1)(H) of this section shall not have a financial interest in, be retired from, or employed by any nursing home. The person appointed pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(D) of this section may be employed by a nursing home.

(b) All members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years.

(c) Vacancies on the board from death, resignations, or otherwise shall be filled by appointment of the Governor to fill the unexpired term that had been created.

(d) Each member may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.

(e) The board shall elect from its membership a vice chair and a secretary-treasurer and shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings.