Subchapter LL. INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL
ON LONG TERM CARE
Sec.
5.401. Creation.
5.402. Purpose.
5.403. Composition.
5.404. Cooperation by State agencies.
5.405. Procedures.
5.406. Termination.
Source The provisions of this Subchapter LL adopted by Executive Order No. 1988-3, dated March 28, 1988, effective March 28, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 1910, unless otherwise noted.
§ 5.401. Creation.
The Intra-Governmental Council on Long Term Care (Council) is created to perform the functions set forth in this subchapter.
§ 5.402. Purpose.
The purpose of the Council is to:
(1) Assist the Governor in assuring that long term care services are developed and managed in a coordinated manner. The Council is the vehicle through which planning and policymaking for long term care will be conducted.
(2) Develop a State plan for long term care that will include background information, examination of options and recommendations for action in the area of long term care that will address:
(i) A definition of long term care for use by Commonwealth departments, including a comprehensive list of services which are part of a continuum of care, the settings in which care may be delivered and methodologies to assure that care provided by the Commonwealth-financed system is accessible and appropriate.
(ii) An assessment of the need for long term care services in this Commonwealth now and in the foreseeable future, and inventory of resources and services currently employed, and estimate of the costs for services and infrastructure needed to fill gaps.
(iii) A review of current responsibilities being carried out by Commonwealth departments, recommended options for eliminating overlaps and gaps, recommendations for improving the effectiveness of management of the long term care system at the State and local level, and proposed mechanisms for assuring ongoing coordination of long term care policy and systems development in this Commonwealth.
(3) Insure that a long term care system in this Commonwealth is responsive to those Pennsylvanians who require the services, including special needs populations.
(4) Examine and make recommendations on the organizational structure of long term care services at the State and local level.
(5) Explore the use of various funding mechanisms to encourage development, renovation and adaptation of housing for the special needs of the long term care population.
(6) Expand efforts to educate consumers about long term care insurance.
(7) Seek both short and long range solutions to the problem of how to pay for long term care services.
§ 5.403. Composition.
The Council will be chaired by the Secretary of Aging, staffed by the Department of Aging with the support of staff assigned by each participating department, and will include the Secretary of Community Affairs; Secretary of Health; Secretary of Public Welfare; Insurance Commissioner; members of the public who represent special needs populations; a representative from the Pennsylvania Council on Aging; two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the Senate; and representatives of the provider community, business, labor and consumers. Nongovernmental members will serve until successors have been appointed.
(1) The Council members will be recommended by the Secretary of Aging for appointments by the Governor.
(2) Members of the Council will not be compensated. Those who are not employes of the Commonwealth, who incur expenses through their service on the Council, will be reimbursed in accordance with established Commonwealth policy.
§ 5.404. Cooperation by State agencies.
The agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall cooperate fully with the Council and provide assistance and information as needed by the Council to carry out its functions effectively.
§ 5.405. Procedures.
(a) The Council will convene for meetings at the call of its Chairperson. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of the Council.
(b) The Department of Aging will establish a regular schedule of meetings and maintain an agenda for meetings.
(c) Additional procedures that may be needed to implement this subchapter will be issued by the Department of Aging in conjunction with the Departments of Community Affairs, Health, Insurance and Public Welfare.
§ 5.406. Termination.
The Council will go out of existence and this subchapter will terminate on June 30, 1990.
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