Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 7a.112 - Governor's Advisory Group on Participant-Directed Home Care(a) The Governor's Advisory Group on Participant-Directed Home Care (Advisory Group) is established to ensure the quality of long-term participant-directed home care. The Advisory Group shall advise the Governor's Office and executive branch agencies and offices of the Commonwealth, including the Department, on ways to improve the quality of care delivered through the home care service programs.(b) The Advisory Group shall be composed of seven members who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The seven members include the Secretary, or a designee (who shall serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Group), and the Deputy Secretary, or a designee. The remaining five members of the Advisory Group will be appointed by the Governor and include both participants or their surrogates and advocates for seniors and people with disabilities.(c) Beginning no later than June 30, 2015, the Advisory Group shall meet at least quarterly to study and discuss the experiences and best practices of other states that administer similar programs to provide participant-directed home care services. The Advisory Group shall review the following subjects: (1) Establishment and maintenance of policies, practices and procedures designed to ensure that the Commonwealth continues its efforts to reduce the numbers of residents in this Commonwealth currently on waiting lists to receive services through the home care service programs.(2) Evaluation of the work of the OLTL to ensure that the program standards of the home care service programs are being met as they apply to the provision of participant-directed services. The Advisory Group may not review the activities of the Department pertaining to pending reviews and investigations that involve potential fraud or criminal conduct unless the information is publicly available.(3) Establishment and maintenance of policies, practices and procedures designed to ensure that the Commonwealth continues its efforts to rebalance resources for long-term care services from institutional care to home and community based services.(4) Establishment and maintenance of policies, practices and procedures designed to ensure that the Commonwealth continues to adhere to the principles of participant-direction, independent living and consumer choice.(5) Other issues that the Governor may deem appropriate.