H. B. 2344
(By Delegates Walters, Harrison, Henderson, Nesbitt,

Calvert, Love and Burke
)
[Introduced February 2, 1995; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.]

A BILL to amend article two-c, chapter sixteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section six, relating to creating a residential board and care home advisory committee.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two-c, chapter sixteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section six, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 2C. HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

§16-2C-6. Residential board and care home advisory committee;
terms of members; duties of committee.

There is hereby established the residential board and care home advisory committee. The committee shall consist of nine members, four members to be appointed by the governor and five members to be appointed by the West Virginia residential board and care home association. Terms of committee members shall be for four years. At the expiration of any member's term, such member may be reappointed or replaced. Committee members may be removed from service on the committee before the expiration of their terms for misfeasance or as the result of infirmity and an inability to serve: Provided, That no member may be removed except as such removal is directed or approved by the governor.
The committee shall meet no less than six times annually at which times their primary responsibility shall be to review current Title 64, series sixty-five, West Virginia administrative rules which have been promulgated by the department of health and human resources to govern residential board and care home service providers. The committee shall advise, assist, and make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature concerning the need for the implementation of additional rules or the elimination of existing rules.
The committee shall also facilitate communications between any governmental agencies or other public entities in order to determine if any legislative or administrative rule that affects the residential board and care home industry in this state is in conflict with any other such rule or policy.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the residential board and care home advisory committee. The committee's primary responsibility is to review rules promulgated by the department of health and human resources that govern residential board and care home service providers.

HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

On page one, section six, line twenty-four, by striking out the word "nine" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eleven".
On page one, section six, line twenty-five, by striking out the word "four" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "five".
On page one, section six, line twenty-five, by striking out the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four".
On page two, section six, line one, following the period, by inserting a new sentence to read as follows: "The remaining two members shall be the chairpersons of the House and Senate committees on health and human resources."
On page two, section six, line three, following the word "replaced" by changing the period to a colon and inserting the following: "Provided, That no member may serve more than two consecutive terms."
On page two, section six, beginning on line eight, following the word "than", by striking out the remainder of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the words "four times annually."