Sec. 247.006. ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(a) The Advisory Committee on Assisted Living Facilities consists of nine members appointed by the board. The commissioner of human services shall appoint two staff members from the department to serve as nonvoting advisory members. In appointing staff members under this subsection, the commissioner shall appoint one member as a representative of long-term care policy and one member as a representative of long-term care regulation.

(b) The board shall appoint the advisory committee to provide for a balanced representation of assisted living providers and consumers and shall appoint one member who has expertise in life safety code regulations. At least one of the provider members must be representative of a nonprofit facility, and at least one member must be a family member of a resident of a facility.

(c) The committee shall elect the presiding officer from among its members.

(d) The committee shall advise the department on standards for licensing assisted living facilities and on the implementation of this chapter.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 114, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 637, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.094, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 247.051 and amended by by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.