Sec. 2-173.05. Nursing Home Advisory Committee; Creation; Composition

There is hereby established the Nursing Home Advisory Committee (NHAC) which shall consist of nine (9) members appointed for three (3) year terms or until their successors are confirmed. All terms shall commence on July 1 and terminate on June 30. No member shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. Each member shall be a resident of Prince George's County, Maryland. Members of the NHAC shall serve without compensation. One (1) of said members shall be a representative of the Prince George's County Department of Health; one (1) of said members shall be a representative of the Prince George's County Department of Services and Programs for the Aging; one (1) of said members shall be a representative of the Prince George's County Medical Society; one (1) of said members shall be the owner and/or administrator of a nursing home located in Prince George's County; five (5) of said members shall be of the Public at large, provided that three (3) of the five (5) shall be representatives of the senior citizen population within Prince George's County. For the purpose of the foregoing, the term "senior citizen" shall mean any person fifty-five (55) years of age or older. For the first nine (9) members appointed to the NHAC, two (2) public members and the Medical Society member shall be appointed for one (1) year terms; one (1) public member, the Department of Services and Programs for the Aging member and the nursing home owner and/or administrator member shall be appointed for two (2) year terms; and two (2) public members and the Health Department member shall be appointed for three (3) year terms. The members of the NHAC shall be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council pursuant to Section 322 of the Charter. Every appointment shall specify the term or remaining portion thereof for which the appointment is made. Any member of the NHAC may be removed by the County Executive pursuant to Section 507 of the County Charter.