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(5) A family member;

(6) A guardian;

(7) An individual with a power of attorney to make a decision with a
medical consequence for a patient; or

(8) Any other health care practitioner directly involved in the care of the
patient.

[E] "RELATED INSTITUTION" DOES NOT INCLUDE A DOMICILIARY
CARE HOME THAT IS OPERATED INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER
RELATED INSTITUTION.

19-371.

(A) Each hospital AND EACH RELATED INSTITUTION shall establish:

(1) An advisory committee as provided in this Part IX of this subtitle; and

(2) A written procedure by which the advisory committee shall be
convened.

(B) AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT A RELATED INSTITUTION MAY
FUNCTION:

(1) SOLELY AT THAT RELATED INSTITUTION;

(2) JOINTLY WITH A HOSPITAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE; OR

(3) JOINTLY WITH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTING
NO MORE THAN 2 30 OTHER RELATED INSTITUTIONS.

19-372.

(a) (1) Each advisory committee shall consist of at least 4 members, including:

(i) A physician not directly involved with the care of the patient in
question;

(ii) A registered nurse not directly involved with the care of the
patient in question;

(iii) A social worker; and

(iv) The [hospital's] chief executive officer or a designee FROM
EACH HOSPITAL AND EACH RELATED INSTITUTION REPRESENTED ON
THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(2) The advisory committee may consist of as many other individuals as
[the] EACH REPRESENTED hospital [chooses] AND RELATED INSTITUTION
MAY CHOOSE, including:

(i) Representatives of the community; and
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