Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §5107-J is enacted to read:

§5107-J.__Long-term Care Oversight Committee

The Long-term Care Oversight Committee, as established in Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 47-F and referred to in this section as "the committee," shall oversee the policies and programs of the department with regard to long-term care for adults with disabilities and the elderly, referred to in this section as "consumers."

1.__Duties.__The committee shall review the adoption and amendment of rules by the department and monitor the implementation of initiatives in long-term care, striving to meet the needs of consumers of long-term care services.

2.__Membership.__The committee consists of 17 members.

A.__The President of the Senate shall appoint 7 members as follows:

(1)__One Senator, who is a member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters and who shall serve as Senate chair;

(2)__Two providers of services to consumers, one of whom represents providers of home health services;

(3)__Three consumers, one of whom is a consumer of consumer-directed home-based care services; and

(4)__One person who has a family member who is a consumer.

B.__The Speaker of the House shall appoint 7 members as follows:

(1)__Two members of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters.__The first-named House member shall serve as House chair;

(2)__Two providers of services to consumers, one of whom represents providers of home health services;