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LR 1590
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*Sec. BBBB-15. Establishment of the Long-term Care Implementation Committee.
There is established the Long-term Care Implementation Committee,
referred to in this section as the "committee," to monitor the
progress of state departments and offices in implementing the
provisions of this Part and the State's long-term care system.
The committee shall review the adoption and amendment of rules
performed proposed in response to this Part and may make
recommendations to the Department of Human Services, to the
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance
Abuse Services and to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services
matters for regarding amendments to those rules. The committee
shall review the quality of care in the long-term care system.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill establishes quality improvement committees for home
care services for the elderly and disabled, which will include
representatives of the home care agencies, consumers, consumer
advocates, health care and service providers and representatives
from each area agency on aging.

 
This bill directs the Long-term Care Implementation Committee,
established in Public Law 1999, chapter 731, Part BBBB, section
15, to monitor the work of state departments pertaining to long-
term care and directs the committee to review rules pertaining to
long-term care and make recommendations to the Department of
Human Services, the Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and
human services matters regarding amendments to those rules.


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