(a) There is established the Home Health Care Service Agency Advisory Council composed of seven (7) members.
(b) (1) (A) Five (5) members shall consist of one (1) representative each from the following types of home healthcare services:
(i) Freestanding nonprofit;
(ii) Freestanding proprietary;
(iii) Hospital-based;
(iv) Area agencies on aging; and
(v) The Arkansas Department of Home Health.
(B) The five (5) members shall be recommended by the HomeCare Association of Arkansas.
(2) One (1) consumer member shall be recommended by the Arkansas Chapter of the AARP, Inc., and one (1) member shall be recommended by the Arkansas State Hospice and Palliative Care Association.
(c) The members shall serve for staggered three-year terms.
(d) The Director of the Division of Health Facilities Services shall serve as chair ex officio of the council.
(e) (1) The council shall meet as frequently as the chair may deem necessary to carry out the duties of the council.
(2) Upon request of a majority of the members, the chair shall call a meeting of the council immediately.
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