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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 400
(12) (13) (14) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARYLAND CHAPTER OF
AARP;
(13) (14) (15) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED SENIORS OF
MARYLAND;
(15) (16) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF VOICES FOR QUALITY CARE;
(14) (16) (17) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH
ASSOCIATION KNOWLEDGEABLE IN ELDERLY ISSUES;
(15) (17) (18) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GREATER MARYLAND
CHAPTER OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION;
(16) (18) (19) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SMALL ASSISTED LIVING
ALLIANCE;
(17) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARYLAND SMALL ASSISTED LIVING
ASSOCIATION; THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ASSISTED LIVING INDUSTRY, OF
WHICH ONE SHALL REPRESENT A PROGRAM THAT CARES FOR ONE TO FOUR
RESIDENTS, ONE SHALL REPRESENT A PROGRAM THAT CARES FOR FIVE TO NINE
RESIDENTS, AND ONE SHALL REPRESENT A PROGRAM THAT CARES FOR MORE THAN
10 RESIDENTS; AND
[(12)] (18) (19) (20) [Two] THREE consumer members appointed by the"
Governor, ONE OF WHICH WHOM SHALL BE A CONSUMER LIVING IN AN ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITY.
(c) The Secretary of Aging shall chair the Oversight Committee.
(d) [The Oversight Committee shall monitor and evaluate implementation of
the recommendations of the Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities,
created pursuant to Chapters 382 and 383 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1999
and relevant legislation enacted subsequent to the recommendations of the Task
Force.
(e)] The Oversight Committee shall evaluate the progress in improving
nursing home care quality AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY QUALITY statewide,
including consideration of:
(1) Quality of care standards for nursing homes AND ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES;
(2) STANDARDS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE ONSET OF DEMENTIA
AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE;
(3) STANDARDS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONDITIONS
APPROPRIATE FOR HOSPICE SERVICES;
[(2)] (3) (4) Staffing patterns and staffing standards;
[(3)] (4) (5) Policies and procedures for inspecting nursing homes AND
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, and responding to quality of care complaints;
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