Oregon Statutes 101.140 – Advisory council; membership; compensation; duties
(1) The Continuing Care Retirement Community Advisory Council is created and shall consist of nine members appointed by the Director of Human Services or a designee and shall represent the geographic location of providers in this state. A member must be a resident of this state. Three members must represent providers that are registered pursuant to ORS § 101.030 and must have been actively engaged in the offering of residency agreements in this state for five years before appointment. The remaining members shall include:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 101.140
- Continuing care: means directly furnishing or indirectly making available, upon payment of an entrance fee and under a residency agreement, housing and health related services for a period greater than one year to an individual not related by blood or marriage to the continuing care retirement community provider that is furnishing care. See Oregon Statutes 101.020
- council: means a body of residents of a continuing care retirement community who are elected by the residents and recognized by the provider as representing the interests of the residents. See Oregon Statutes 101.020
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Resident: means a person who enters into a residency agreement with a provider or who is designated in a residency agreement to be a person being provided with continuing care. See Oregon Statutes 101.020
(a) A representative of the business community with expertise in the area of management;
(b) A certified public accountant;
(c) An attorney; and
(d) Three Oregon residents of continuing care retirement communities or other consumer representatives.
(2) The term of office for a member shall be three years or until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
(3) The members of the advisory council shall serve without pay. They shall be reimbursed by the Department of Human Services for their actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred while on official business.
(4) The council shall:
(a) Elect a chairperson from among their number and elect or appoint a secretary, both of whom shall hold office for one year and thereafter until a successor is qualified and elected;
(b) Hold an annual meeting and hold other meetings at times and places the department or the chairperson of the council may direct;
(c) Keep a record of its proceedings. The record is prima facie evidence of all matters reported and shall be open to inspection at all times;
(d) Act in an advisory capacity to the department; and
(e) Make recommendations to the department on all proposed rules pertaining to this chapter. [1989 c.693 § 5; 1993 c.18 § 21; 1997 c.633 § 7; 2001 c.900 § 13]