West Virginia Code 16-5O-12 – Advisory Committee
(a) There is continued an advisory committee to assist with the development of polices and procedures regarding health maintenance care in order to safeguard the well-being and to preserve the dignity of persons who need assistance to live in their communities and avoid institutionalization.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5O-12
- Authorizing agency: means the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification
(f) "Delegation" means transferring to a competent individual, as determined by the authorized registered professional nurse, the authority to perform a selected task in a selected situation. See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Facility: means an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability, assisted living, behavioral health group home, private residence in which health care services and health maintenance tasks are provided under the supervision of a registered professional nurse as defined in article seven, chapter . See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) (1) The advisory committee shall consist of eleven voting members as follows:
(A) The Olmstead Coordinator within the department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Inspector General;
(B) One physician with expertise in respiratory medicine to be chosen by the West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care.
(C) A representative choosen by AARP West Virginia;
(D) A representative chosen by the West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council;
(E) A representative chosen by the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council;
(F) A representative chosen by the West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care;
(G) A representative chosen by the West Virginia Society for Respiratory Care.
(H) One representative of the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses;
(I) One representative of the West Virginia Nurses Association;
(J) One representative of the Fair Shake Network; and
(K) The Office Director of the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification.
(c) A chairman shall be selected from the voting members of the advisory committee.
(d) The advisory committee shall meet at least four times annually, upon the call of the chairman, or at the request of the authorizing agency. A simple majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
(e) All members of the committee shall be reimbursed reasonable expenses pursuant to the rules promulgated by the Department of Administration for the reimbursement of expenses of state officials and employees and shall receive no other compensation for their services.