197.450. Home health services advisory council--members--terms, qualifications--appointment--vacancies--expenses.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

197.450. Home health services advisory council--members--terms, qualifications--appointment--vacancies--expenses.

Home health services advisory council--members--terms,qualifications--appointment--vacancies--expenses.

197.450. 1. There is hereby created the "Home Health ServicesAdvisory Council", which shall guide, advise and make recommendations tothe department relating to the rules and standards adopted and theimplementation and administration of sections 197.400 to 197.475.

2. Members of the council shall be residents of this state. Thecouncil shall consist of members who shall serve for a term of three years.No member may serve more than two successive full terms. One member of thecouncil shall be a representative of the department, and such member shallserve as chairman of the council. Three members shall be citizens selectedfrom the state at large and shall have no connection with any home healthagency. Five members shall be representatives of home health agencies andone of these five members shall be selected from each of the followingtypes of home health agencies:

(1) Public sponsored home health agencies;

(2) Institutional sponsored home health agencies;

(3) Voluntary nonprofit home health agencies;

(4) Private nonprofit home health agencies; and

(5) For-profit home health agencies.

3. All members of the council shall be appointed by the director ofthe department. The term of office of each member shall be for three yearsor until his successor is appointed; except that, of the members firstappointed, three shall be selected for one year, three shall be selectedfor two years, and three shall be selected for three years. Before amember's term expires, the director of the department shall appoint asuccessor to assume his duties on the expiration of his predecessor's term.A vacancy in the office of a member shall be filled by appointment for theunexpired term.

4. The council shall meet not less than quarterly each year at aplace, day and hour determined by the council. The council may also meetat such other times and places as may be designated by the chairman, orupon the request of the majority of the other members of the council.

5. Members of the council shall receive no compensation for theirservices, but shall be reimbursed, subject to appropriations, for theiractual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.