Section 29-6314. LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

6314.1Each independent living program shall have at least one (1) local advisory committee.

 

6314.2The membership of a local advisory committee shall:

 

(a)Consist of at least three (3) members;

 

(b)Include at least one (1) representative of the neighborhood in which the main facility or a residence is located, who is otherwise unaffiliated with the independent living program; and

 

(c)Include at least one resident who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.

 

6314.3 The local advisory committee shall:

 

(a)Meet with the administrator at the main facility at least quarterly to review programs, policies, citizen complaints, and police contacts;

 

(b)Inform CFSA in writing of any situation that a majority of the committee believes warrants correction and that the independent living program has failed to correct within a reasonable period of time after being notified by the committee; and

 

(c)Report annually to CFSA and the contracting entity concerning:

 

(1)The number of admissions;

 

(2)The number, outcome, and length of stay of planned and unplanned discharges;

 

(3)The staff turnover rate and efforts to reduce it; and

 

(4)Program effectiveness in meeting the needs of residents.

 

6314.4The independent living program shall provide the local advisory committee with the information necessary to prepare the report required under § 6314.3(c).

 

6314.5The independent living program may not provide the local advisory committee with identifying information regarding individual residents.

 

6314.6The administrator and the local advisory committee shall hold a public meeting at least twice a year.

 

6314.7The independent living program shall maintain copies of the minutes of the local advisory committee meetings.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 1591 (February 22, 2002).