Legislation

§ 4603. Continuing care retirement community council; powers and
duties. 1. The continuing care retirement community council is hereby
established, to consist of the following, or their designees: the
attorney general; the commissioner; the director of the office for the
aging; and eight public members appointed by the governor. Such public
members shall be representative of the public, and have a demonstrated
expertise or interest in continuing care retirement communities;
provided that no more than one such member shall be a sponsor, owner,
operator, manager, member of a board of directors, or shareholder of a
continuing care retirement community. At least two public members shall
be residents of a continuing care retirement community. At least one of
the public members shall be a representative of an organization with
demonstrated experience in representing the interests of senior
citizens. The public members of the council shall have fixed terms of
four years. The council shall be chaired by the commissioner or the
designee of such commissioner.

(a) Members of such council shall serve without compensation for their
services as members of the council, except that each of them may be
allowed the necessary and actual expenses which such member shall incur
in the performance of their duties under this article.

(b) A majority of the appointed voting membership of the council shall
constitute a quorum.

2. The council shall meet as often as the commissioner may deem
necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. The council shall have the
following powers and duties:

a. to advise the commissioner on policy matters related to the
establishment and operation of continuing care retirement communities;

b. to advise the commissioner in the development of the state's
overall policy regarding continuing care retirement communities and
cause studies and research to be conducted as it may deem advisable and
necessary; and

c. to make any other recommendations to the commissioner as may be
necessary to encourage or further regulate the development of continuing
care retirement communities.